Bill Text: IL HB0346 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that a person employed as a legislative liaison for, or otherwise employed by, an executive branch officer or an agency, board, or commission under the control of an executive branch officer may not lobby on the floor of the House of Representatives while the House of Representatives is in session or the floor of the Senate while the Senate is in session. Defines "lobby" as any communication with a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate while that member is at his or her desk on the floor, or any employee of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0346 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0346-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0346 Introduced , by Rep. Anthony DeLuca SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 10/20 new
Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that a liaison or other employee of an executive branch officer may not lobby on the floor of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any employee thereof, while in session. Defines "lobby". Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended
by adding Section 20 as follows:
(25 ILCS 10/20 new)
Sec. 20. Lobbying prohibition. Notwithstanding any other
law to the contrary, on and after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, a person employed
as a legislative liaison for, or otherwise employed by, an
executive branch officer, or any agency, board, or commission
under the control of an executive branch officer, may not lobby
on the floor of the House of Representatives while the House of
Representatives is in session or the floor of the Senate while
the Senate is in session. For the purposes of this Section,
"lobby" means any communication with a member of the House of
Representatives or the Senate while that member is at his or
her desk on the floor, or any employee of the House of
Representatives or of the Senate, for the ultimate purpose of
influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative
action.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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becoming law.