Illinois House Bill 5189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2019, but not before that date, no person serving in a countywide elective public office in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, or his or her spouse or immediate family members living with that elected person, may be a registered lobbyist under the Act or hold a 30% or greater ownership interest in a lobbying entity. Provides that any person serving in a countywide elective public office in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, or his or her spouse or immediate family members living with that elected person, who is a registered lobbyist before the effective date of this amendatory Act shall serve out the remainder of his or her annual registration, and shall not re-register as a lobbyist during the remainder of the term of countywide elective office. Provides that any person serving in a countywide elective public office in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, or his or her spouse or immediate family members living with that elected person, holding a 30% or greater ownership interest in a lobbying entity shall divest himself or herself of that interest as soon as practicable: (1) after the effective date of this amendatory Act; or (2) after being sworn into office. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

LOBBYING-COUNTYWIDE OFFICE

Rep. Fred Crespo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	170	3.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5189&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5189.htm