Bill Text: IL HB3608 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Authorizes a State agency, a unit of local government, a school district, or any other governmental entity that receives public funds to designate no more than 2 natural persons at the same time as legislative liaisons or lobbyists to engage in lobbying General Assembly members with respect to legislative action. Permits a person serving in an elective office to lobby without designation and in addition to the designated persons. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3608 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3608-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State 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 Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 3.2 as follows:
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6 | (25 ILCS 170/3.2 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3.2. Limit on number of liaisons and lobbyists | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | designated by governmental entities. A State agency as defined | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | in the Illinois State Auditing Act, unit of local government, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | school district, or other governmental entity that receives | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | public funds may designate no more than 2 natural persons, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | whether employees or independent contractors, at the same time | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | as liaisons or lobbyists to engage in lobbying members of the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | General Assembly with respect to legislative action. A person | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | elected or appointed to an elective office may lobby on behalf | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | of the State agency, unit of local government, school district, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | or other governmental entity to which the elective office | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | relates without the designation authorized by this Section and | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | in addition to the number of natural persons designated in | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | accordance with this Section. As used in this Section, "public | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | funds" means funds appropriated by the General Assembly, a unit | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | of local government, a school district, or any other | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | governmental entity that receives public funds.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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