Illinois House Bill 4591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / 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, lobby any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any governing body or official of any unit of local government. Provides that a person who violates these provisions is guilty of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.

GA MEMBER-LOBBYING BAN

Rep. Patrick Windhorst [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-18	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-02-09	House	Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
2022-01-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2022-01-21	House	First Reading
2022-01-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

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=4591&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4591.htm