Bill Text: IL SB0757 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that when a legislator chooses to take official action on a matter despite the existence of a conflict, he or she must notify the members of the chamber to which he or she has been elected of the existence of the conflict by filing a written notice describing the conflict with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, whichever is applicable. Provides that, upon receiving such a notification, the Secretary or the Clerk, whichever is applicable, shall forward a copy of the notification to the Legislative Information System for posting on the General Assembly's website with the applicable matter.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-16 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin [SB0757 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0757-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB0757 Introduced 2/3/2015, by Sen. Darin M. LaHood SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/3-203 from Ch. 127, par. 603-203
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that when a legislator chooses to take official action on a matter despite the existence of a conflict, he or she must notify the members of the chamber to which he or she has been elected of the existence of the conflict by filing a written notice describing the conflict with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, whichever is applicable. Provides that, upon receiving such a notification, the Secretary or the Clerk, whichever is applicable, shall forward a copy of the notification to the Legislative Information System for posting on the General Assembly's website with the applicable matter.
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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 3-203 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/3-203) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-203)
Sec. 3-203. When, despite the existence of a conflict
situation, a legislator chooses to take official action on a
matter, he should serve the public interest, and not the
interest of any person, and he or she must notify the members
of the chamber to which he or she has been elected of the
existence of the conflict by filing a written notice describing
the conflict with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of
the House of Representatives, whichever is applicable. Upon
receiving such a notification, the Secretary or the Clerk,
whichever is applicable, shall forward a copy of the
notification to the Legislative Information System for posting
on the General Assembly's website with the applicable matter.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)