Bill Text: IL HB0292 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly shall, during his or her term of office, negotiate for employment with a lobbying entity if that lobbying entity engages in lobbying with members of the General Assembly during that member's term of office. Provides that no former member that is registered as a lobbyist shall lobby regarding a bill that he or she voted on during his or her term of office as a member of the General Assembly. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that a person required to be registered under the Act, his or her spouse, and his or her immediate family members living with that person may not serve as a member of a county board. Amends the Counties Code to provide that no person is eligible to hold office as a county board member, commissioner, or executive if he or she is required to be registered as a lobbyist under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Makes conforming changes.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-02 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen [HB0292 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0292-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 5-47 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 430/5-47 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-47. General Assembly member future employment with a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | lobbying entity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) No member shall, during his or her term of office, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | negotiate for employment with a lobbying entity, as that term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | is defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act, if | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | that lobbying entity engages in lobbying with members of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | General Assembly during that member's term of office. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) No former member that is registered as a lobbyist under | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the Lobbyist Registration Act shall lobby regarding a bill that | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | he or she voted on during his or her term of office as a member | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of the General Assembly.
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18 | Section 10. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | changing Section 3.1 and by adding Section 3.2 as follows:
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20 | (25 ILCS 170/3.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Sec. 3.1. Prohibition on serving on boards and commissions.
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1 | Notwithstanding any other law of this State, on and after | ||||||
2 | February 1, 2004,
but not before that date, a person required | ||||||
3 | to be registered
under this Act, his or her spouse, and his or | ||||||
4 | her immediate family members
living with that person may not
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5 | serve on a board, commission, authority, or task force | ||||||
6 | authorized or created
by State law or by executive order of the | ||||||
7 | Governor; except that this
restriction does not apply to any of | ||||||
8 | the
following:
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9 | (1) a registered lobbyist, his or her spouse, or any | ||||||
10 | immediate family
member living with the registered | ||||||
11 | lobbyist, who is serving in an elective
public office, | ||||||
12 | whether
elected or appointed to fill a vacancy; and
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13 | (2) a registered lobbyist, his or her spouse, or any | ||||||
14 | immediate family
member living with the registered | ||||||
15 | lobbyist, who is serving on a State
advisory body
that | ||||||
16 | makes nonbinding recommendations to an agency of State | ||||||
17 | government
but does not make binding recommendations or | ||||||
18 | determinations or take any
other substantive action.
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19 | The prohibition on and exemptions to serving on boards | ||||||
20 | provided under this Section do not apply to county boards, and | ||||||
21 | any such prohibition concerning service on county boards under | ||||||
22 | this Act shall be governed by Section 3.2. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1358, eff. 7-28-10.)
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24 | (25 ILCS 170/3.2 new) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 3.2. Prohibition on serving on county boards. |
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1 | Notwithstanding any other law of this State, a person required | ||||||
2 | to be registered under this Act, his or her spouse, and his or | ||||||
3 | her immediate family members living with that person may not | ||||||
4 | serve as a member of a county board.
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5 | Section 15. The Counties Code is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Sections 2-3015, 2-4010, and 2-5008 and by adding Section | ||||||
7 | 2-6011 as follows:
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8 | (55 ILCS 5/2-3015)
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9 | Sec. 2-3015. Qualifications of County Board Members and | ||||||
10 | Commissioners. | ||||||
11 | (a) In
counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, no
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12 | person is eligible to hold the office of county board member or | ||||||
13 | commissioner
unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a | ||||||
14 | resident of the county for at
least one year next preceding the | ||||||
15 | election.
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16 | (b) In addition to any other qualification which may be | ||||||
17 | required by law or ordinance, no person is eligible to hold | ||||||
18 | office as a county board member or commissioner if he or she is | ||||||
19 | required to be registered as a lobbyist under Section 3 of the | ||||||
20 | Lobbyist Registration Act. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 90-173, eff. 1-1-98.)
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22 | (55 ILCS 5/2-4010)
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23 | Sec. 2-4010. Qualifications of County Board Members and |
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1 | Commissioners. | ||||||
2 | (a) In
counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, no
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3 | person is eligible to hold the office of county board member or | ||||||
4 | commissioner
unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a | ||||||
5 | resident of the county for at
least one year next preceding the | ||||||
6 | election.
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7 | (b) In addition to any other qualification which may be | ||||||
8 | required by law or ordinance, no person is eligible to hold | ||||||
9 | office as a county board member or commissioner if he or she is | ||||||
10 | required to be registered as a lobbyist under Section 3 of the | ||||||
11 | Lobbyist Registration Act. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 90-173, eff. 1-1-98.)
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13 | (55 ILCS 5/2-5008) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5008)
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14 | Sec. 2-5008. Qualifications of county executive. The | ||||||
15 | qualifications
for the office of county executive are the same | ||||||
16 | as those for membership on
the board. However, the county | ||||||
17 | executive shall not be an elected member of
the county board , | ||||||
18 | nor shall he or she be eligible to hold office as county | ||||||
19 | executive if he or she is required to be registered as a | ||||||
20 | lobbyist under Section 3 of the Lobbyist Registration Act .
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21 | (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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22 | (55 ILCS 5/2-6011 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 2-6011. Qualifications of board of commissioners. In | ||||||
24 | addition to any other qualification which may be required by |
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1 | law or ordinance, no person is eligible to hold office as a | ||||||
2 | Cook County Commissioner if he or she is required to be | ||||||
3 | registered as a lobbyist under Section 3 of the Lobbyist | ||||||
4 | Registration Act.
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