Illinois House Bill 5574 (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 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that in lieu of filing a statement of economic interests, members of the General Assembly and executive branch constitutional officers may enter into a blind trust. Provides that any elected official choosing to set up a blind trust shall submit documentation to the Secretary of State attesting to the creation of a blind trust on his or her behalf, and confirming his or her intent to do so in lieu of filing a statement of economic interests. Defines "blind trust".

ECON INTERESTS-BLIND TRUSTS

Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	420	4A-109	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5574&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5574.htm