Illinois House Bill 4042 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation: (1) act as a lobbyist or otherwise act in a capacity that would require that person to register as a lobbyist; or (2) communicate with any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any official of any unit of local government or school district for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action. Provides that any person who violates the provisions commits a Class A misdemeanor and, if a member of the General Assembly, shall forfeit his or her office. Defines terms. Repeals current provisions banning members of the General Assembly from lobbying. Effective immediately.

GA MEMBER-LOBBYING BAN

Rep. Carol Ammons [D]

Rep. Mark Batinick [R]

Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]

Rep. Amy Grant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
2020-03-03	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2020-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2020-01-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-01-13	House	First Reading
2020-01-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	420	2-101	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4042&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4042.htm