Bill Text: IL SB0110 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Prohibits an individual or entity registered under the Act from intimidating another individual or entity registered under the Act. Sets forth a list of actions that constitute intimidation against an individual or entity registered under the Act. Provides that any individual or entity registered under the Act that violates the provisions of the amendatory Act shall be guilty of a business offense and fined not more than $10,000 for each violation.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-09 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff [SB0110 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB0110-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 9.1 as follows:
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6 | (25 ILCS 170/9.1 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 9.1. Intimidation. An individual or entity registered | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | under this Act is prohibited from intimidating another | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | individual or entity registered under this Act. A person | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another to | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | perform or to omit the performance of any act, he or she | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | communicates to another, directly or indirectly by any means | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | and without lawful authority: | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (1) a threat to a contractual relationship or a | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | potential contractual relationship between any individual | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | or entity registered under this Act and any of the entities | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | he or she represents or may represent; | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (2) a threat to bring about or continue a strike, | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | boycott or other collective action against any individual | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | or entity registered under this Act because of a lawful | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | petition of a member of the General Assembly or any other | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | public official as guaranteed in the Constitution of the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | State of Illinois; or |
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1 | (3) defamatory language directed against an individual | ||||||
2 | or entity registered under this Act with the intent to | ||||||
3 | impair a contractual relationship or a potential | ||||||
4 | contractual relationship between that individual or entity | ||||||
5 | and any of the entities he or she represents or may | ||||||
6 | represent. | ||||||
7 | Any individual or entity registered under this Act that | ||||||
8 | violates any provision this Section is subject to the penalties | ||||||
9 | set forth in Section 10 of this Act.
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