Illinois Senate Bill 3656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Repeals various provisions of the Code of Conduct Article of the Act. In the Part of that Article concerning rules of conduct for legislators, adds criminal penalties for intentional violations. In the Part of that Article concerning ethical principles for legislators, replaces provisions concerning conflicts of interest with provisions prohibiting legislators from taking specified actions with regard to matters in which they are financially interested. Moves provisions prohibiting a legislator from engaging in conduct which is unbecoming to a legislator or which constitutes a breach of public trust from the Part concerning rules of conduct to the Part concerning ethical principles for legislators. Deletes language stating that the provisions of the Part concerning ethical principles for legislators are intended only as guides to legislator conduct, and adds language to that Part providing that it shall be enforced by disciplinary action and that administrative fines may be levied by the Legislative Ethics Commission under specified circumstances. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to provide that a Legislative Inspector General shall investigate specified matters under the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes other changes.

GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS-GA

Sen. Kirk Dillard [R]

Sen. Kyle McCarter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2012-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2012-02-10	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
2012-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	420	3-107	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-108	New Code	See Bill Text
5	420	3-201	Repealed Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-202	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-203	Repealed Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-204	Repealed Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-205	Repealed Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-205.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-206	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	420	3-304	Repealed Code	Citation Text
5	430	25-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	430	25-20	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3656&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB3656.htm