Bill Text: IL HB2607 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that, upon notification by the Department of Revenue's Debt Collection Bureau that any member of a board is delinquent in any debt owed to the State, the board shall withhold that delinquent amount from the member's compensation and shall remit the delinquent amount to the Department. Expands the definition of "board" to include boards where members are appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and who receive a salary (currently, only such boards where members are paid per meeting). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2607 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2607-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 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 3B-5 and by adding Section 3B-15 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (5 ILCS 420/3B-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 3B-5. Definition. As used in this Article: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Board" includes a board, commission, authority, task | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | force, or other similar body to which one or more members are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Senate, but does not include any subcommittee thereof, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | where the member receives any form of compensation on a per | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | meeting or salaried basis; this does not include reimbursement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | for actual travel or other expenses necessarily incurred in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | discharging the duties of the office.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 99-318, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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18 | (5 ILCS 420/3B-15 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Sec. 3B-15. Delinquent debts owed to the State. Upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | notification by the Department of Revenue's Debt Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Bureau that any member of a board is delinquent in any debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | owed to the State, including, but not limited to, any tax |
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1 | collected by the Department of Revenue, the board shall | ||||||
2 | withhold that delinquent amount from the member's compensation | ||||||
3 | under this Section and shall remit the delinquent amount to the | ||||||
4 | Department.
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.
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