Illinois Senate Bill 2937 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that a guidance counselor may not intentionally solicit or accept any gift from any prohibited source or solicit or accept a gift that would be in violation of any federal or State statute or rule, with exceptions; defines terms. Provides that a guidance counselor is not in violation of the prohibition if he or she promptly takes reasonable action to return the gift to the prohibited source or donates the gift or an amount equal to its value to an appropriate charity that is exempt from income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Provides that a guidance counselor or prohibited source who intentionally violates the prohibition is guilty of a business offense and is subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.

SCH CD-COUNSELOR-GIFT BAN

Sen. Dan McConchie [R]

Sen. Dale Fowler [R]

Sen. Chapin Rose [R]

Rep. Margo McDermed [R]

2020-03-04 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-03-04	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-04	House	First Reading
2020-03-04	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2020-03-04	House	Arrived in House
2020-03-04	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2020-02-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2020
2020-02-20	Senate	Second Reading
2020-02-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2020
2020-02-18	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
2020-02-18	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2020-02-11	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2020-02-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
2020-02-04	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2020-02-04	Senate	First Reading
2020-02-04	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan McConchie

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	22-89	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2937&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2937.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2937eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100SB2937_03042020_005000T.pdf