Illinois Senate Bill 3296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Secretary of State or the Executive Ethics Commission, after the adjudication of a violation regarding sexual harassment under the Lobbyist Registration Act for which an investigation was initiated by the Inspector General appointed by the Secretary of State, are authorized to temporarily suspend or terminate any person, or lobbying entity for which that person is employed, registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Amends the Secretary of State Act. Authorizes the Secretary of State Inspector General to file pleadings with the Executive Ethics Commission, through the Attorney General, if the Attorney General finds that reasonable cause exists to believe that a violation regarding acts of sexual harassment by a lobbyist occurred. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that failure to cooperate in an investigation initiated by the Secretary of State Inspector General, or a finding by the Inspector General of a violation regarding sexual harassment, shall give the Secretary of State discretion to temporarily suspend or terminate any person, or lobbying entity for which that person is employed, registered under the Act. Effective immediately.

SOS-LOBBYIST SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Sen. Melinda Bush [D]

Sen. Chris Nybo [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2018-04-27	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2018-04-27	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2018-04-27	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2018-04-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
2018-04-13	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
2018-04-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)
2018-04-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
2018-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2018-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2018-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)
2018-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2018-03-01	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)
2018-02-27	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2018-02-16	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2018-02-16	Senate	First Reading
2018-02-16	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	305	14	Amended Code	Citation Text
25	170	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	430	50-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3296&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB3296.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB3296sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB3296sam002.htm