Bill Text: IL HB5840 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. In a provision involving ethical principles for legislators in the event of a conflict situation, defines "conflict situation" as any circumstance that (i) involves a legislator, the legislator's immediate family, or a business in which the legislator or the legislator's immediate family holds a direct or indirect economic interest, (ii) is related to a specific matter pending before the legislator, and (iii) may result in a private pecuniary benefit to the legislator, the legislator's immediate family, or one or more businesses in which the legislator is involved.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-07-30 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick [HB5840 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5840-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5840 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/3-202 from Ch. 127, par. 603-202
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. In a provision involving ethical principles for legislators in the event of a conflict situation, defines conflict situation as any circumstance that (i) involves a legislator, the legislator's immediate family, or a business in which the legislator or the legislator's immediate family holds a direct or indirect economic interest, (ii) is related to a specific matter pending before the legislator, and (iii) may result in a private pecuniary benefit to the legislator, the legislator's immediate family, or one or more businesses in which the legislator is involved.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
by changing Section 3-202 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/3-202) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-202)
Sec. 3-202. When a legislator must take official action on
a legislative matter as to which he has a conflict situation
created by a personal, family, or client legislative interest,
he should consider the possibility of eliminating the interest
creating the conflict situation. If that is not feasible, he
should consider the possibility of abstaining from such
official action. In making his decision as to abstention, the
following factors should be considered:
a. whether a substantial threat to his independence of
judgment has been created by the conflict situation;
b. the effect of his participation on public
confidence in the integrity of the legislature;
c. whether his participation is likely to have any
significant effect on the disposition of the matter;
d. the need for his particular contribution, such as
special knowledge of the subject matter, to the effective
functioning of the legislature.

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