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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4266 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Directs the Secretary of State to grant a waiver of the lobbyist registration fee for any not-for-profit entity with an annual budget of less than $5,000,000 that is classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including a waiver for any lobbyist that exclusively lobbies on behalf of such an entity. | |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 170/5) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Lobbyist registration and disclosure. Every |
| 8 | | natural person and every entity required to register under |
| 9 | | this Act shall before any service is performed which requires |
| 10 | | the natural person or entity to register, but in any event not |
| 11 | | later than 2 business days after being employed or retained, |
| 12 | | file in the Office of the Secretary of State a statement in a |
| 13 | | format prescribed by the Secretary of State containing the |
| 14 | | following information with respect to each person or entity |
| 15 | | employing, retaining, or benefitting from the services of the |
| 16 | | natural person or entity required to register: |
| 17 | | (a) The registrant's name, permanent address, e-mail |
| 18 | | address, if any, fax number, if any, business telephone |
| 19 | | number, and temporary address, if the registrant has a |
| 20 | | temporary address while lobbying. |
| 21 | | (a-5) If the registrant is an entity, the information |
| 22 | | required under subsection (a) for each natural person |
| 23 | | associated with the registrant who will be lobbying, |
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| 1 | | regardless of whether lobbying is a significant part of |
| 2 | | his or her duties. |
| 3 | | (b) The name and address of the client or clients |
| 4 | | employing or retaining the registrant to perform such |
| 5 | | services or on whose behalf the registrant appears. If the |
| 6 | | client employing or retaining the registrant is a client |
| 7 | | registrant, the statement shall also include the name and |
| 8 | | address of the client or clients of the client registrant |
| 9 | | on whose behalf the registrant will be or anticipates |
| 10 | | performing services. |
| 11 | | (b-5) If the registrant employs or retains a |
| 12 | | sub-registrant, the statement shall include the name and |
| 13 | | address of the sub-registrant and identify the client or |
| 14 | | clients of the registrant on whose behalf the |
| 15 | | sub-registrant will be or is anticipated to be performing |
| 16 | | services. |
| 17 | | (b-7) If the registrant retains a consultant, the |
| 18 | | statement shall include the name and address of the |
| 19 | | consultant and identify the client or clients and each |
| 20 | | executive and legislative branch agency for which the |
| 21 | | consultant is to provide advisory services. |
| 22 | | (c) For those identified under subsections (b), (b-5), |
| 23 | | and (b-7), a brief description of the executive, |
| 24 | | legislative, or administrative action in reference to |
| 25 | | which such service is to be rendered. |
| 26 | | (c-5) Each executive and legislative branch agency of |
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| 1 | | the State and each unit of local government the registrant |
| 2 | | expects to lobby during the registration period. |
| 3 | | (c-6) The nature of the client's business, by |
| 4 | | indicating all of the following categories that apply: (1) |
| 5 | | banking and financial services, (2) manufacturing, (3) |
| 6 | | education, (4) environment, (5) healthcare, (6) insurance, |
| 7 | | (7) community interests, (8) labor, (9) public relations |
| 8 | | or advertising, (10) marketing or sales, (11) hospitality, |
| 9 | | (12) engineering, (13) information or technology products |
| 10 | | or services, (14) social services, (15) public utilities, |
| 11 | | (16) racing or wagering, (17) real estate or construction, |
| 12 | | (18) telecommunications, (19) trade or professional |
| 13 | | association, (20) travel or tourism, (21) transportation, |
| 14 | | (22) agriculture, and (23) other (setting forth the nature |
| 15 | | of that other business). |
| 16 | | (d) A confirmation that the registrant has a sexual |
| 17 | | harassment policy as required by Section 4.7, that such |
| 18 | | policy shall be made available to any individual within 2 |
| 19 | | business days upon written request (including electronic |
| 20 | | requests), that any person may contact the authorized |
| 21 | | agent of the registrant to report allegations of sexual |
| 22 | | harassment, and that the registrant recognizes the |
| 23 | | Inspector General has jurisdiction to review any |
| 24 | | allegations of sexual harassment alleged against the |
| 25 | | registrant or lobbyists hired by the registrant. |
| 26 | | (e) (Blank). |
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| 1 | | (f) Each elected or appointed public office in this |
| 2 | | State to be held by the registrant at any time during the |
| 3 | | registration period. |
| 4 | | Every natural person and every entity required to register |
| 5 | | under this Act shall annually submit the registration required |
| 6 | | by this Section on or before each January 31. The registrant |
| 7 | | has a continuing duty to report any substantial change or |
| 8 | | addition to the information contained in the registration. A |
| 9 | | registrant who retains a consultant shall file an amended |
| 10 | | registration before any consulting services are performed, but |
| 11 | | in any event not later than 2 business days after the |
| 12 | | consultant is retained, setting forth the information required |
| 13 | | in subsections (b-7) and (c) of this Section. |
| 14 | | The Secretary of State shall make all filed statements and |
| 15 | | amendments to statements publicly available by means of a |
| 16 | | searchable database that is accessible through the World Wide |
| 17 | | Web. The Secretary of State shall provide all software |
| 18 | | necessary to comply with this provision to all natural persons |
| 19 | | and entities required to file. The Secretary of State shall |
| 20 | | implement a plan to provide computer access and assistance to |
| 21 | | natural persons and entities required to file electronically. |
| 22 | | All natural persons and entities required to register |
| 23 | | under this Act shall remit a single, annual, and nonrefundable |
| 24 | | $300 registration fee. The Secretary of State shall grant a |
| 25 | | waiver of this registration fee to any not-for-profit entity |
| 26 | | with an annual budget of less than $5,000,000 that is |