Bill Text: IL SB1526 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Requires that no fees imposed or collected by the Department or any related federal funds shall be used for any purpose other than the administration of the Department or the implementation and enforcement of its policies and programs or any purpose not in compliance with federal funding requirements. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1358 [SB1526 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1526-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
changing Section 14 as follows:
(15 ILCS 305/14)
Sec. 14. Inspector General.
(a) The Secretary of State must, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, appoint an Inspector General for the
purpose of detection, deterrence, and prevention of fraud,
corruption, mismanagement, gross or aggravated misconduct, or
misconduct that may be criminal in nature in the Office of the
Secretary of State. The Inspector General shall serve a 5-year
term. If no successor is appointed and qualified upon the
expiration of the Inspector General's term, the Office of
Inspector General is deemed vacant and the powers and duties
under this Section may be exercised only by an appointed and
qualified interim Inspector General until a successor
Inspector General is appointed and qualified. If the General
Assembly is not in session when a vacancy in the Office of
Inspector General occurs, the Secretary of State may appoint an
interim Inspector General whose term shall expire 2 weeks after
the next regularly scheduled session day of the Senate.

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(b) The Inspector General shall have the following
qualifications:
(1) has not been convicted of any felony under the laws
of this State, another State, or the United States;
(2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an
institution of higher education; and
(3) has either (A) 5 or more years of service with a
federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, at least 2
years of which have been in a progressive investigatory
capacity; (B) 5 or more years of service as a federal,
State, or local prosecutor; or (C) 5 or more years of
service as a senior manager or executive of a federal,
State, or local agency.
(c) The Inspector General may review, coordinate, and
recommend methods and procedures to increase the integrity of
the Office of the Secretary of State. The duties of the
Inspector General shall supplement and not supplant the duties
of the Chief Auditor for the Secretary of State's Office or any
other Inspector General that may be authorized by law. The
Inspector General must report directly to the Secretary of
State.
(d) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this
Section, but only when investigating the Office of the
Secretary of State, its employees, or their actions for fraud,
corruption, mismanagement, gross or aggravated misconduct, or
misconduct that may be criminal in nature, the Inspector

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General is authorized:
(1) To have access to all records, reports, audits,
reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other
materials available that relate to programs and operations
with respect to which the Inspector General has
responsibilities under this Section.
(2) To make any investigations and reports relating to
the administration of the programs and operations of the
Office of the Secretary of State that are, in the judgment
of the Inspector General, necessary or desirable.
(3) To request any information or assistance that may
be necessary for carrying out the duties and
responsibilities provided by this Section from any local,
State, or federal governmental agency or unit thereof.
(4) To require by subpoena the appearance of witnesses
and the production of all information, documents, reports,
answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and
documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the
functions assigned by this Section, with the exception of
subsection (c) and with the exception of records of a labor
organization authorized and recognized under the Illinois
Public Labor Relations Act to be the exclusive bargaining
representative of employees of the Secretary of State,
including, but not limited to, records of representation of
employees and the negotiation of collective bargaining
agreements. A subpoena may be issued under this paragraph

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(4) only by the Inspector General and not by members of the
Inspector General's staff. A person duly subpoenaed for
testimony, documents, or other items who neglects or
refuses to testify or produce documents or other items
under the requirements of the subpoena shall be subject to
punishment as may be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction, unless (i) the testimony, documents, or
other items are covered by the attorney-client privilege or
any other privilege or right recognized by law or (ii) the
testimony, documents, or other items concern the
representation of employees and the negotiation of
collective bargaining agreements by a labor organization
authorized and recognized under the Illinois Public Labor
Relations Act to be the exclusive bargaining
representative of employees of the Secretary of State.
Nothing in this Section limits a person's right to
protection against self-incrimination under the Fifth
Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article I,
Section 10, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
(5) To have direct and prompt access to the Secretary
of State for any purpose pertaining to the performance of
functions and responsibilities under this Section.
(d-5) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by
this Section, the Secretary of State Inspector General shall
have jurisdiction to investigate complaints and allegations of
wrongdoing by any person or entity related to the Lobbyist

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Registration Act. When investigating those complaints and
allegations, the Inspector General is authorized:
(1) To have access to all records, reports, audits,
reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other
materials available that relate to programs and operations
with respect to which the Inspector General has
responsibilities under this Section.
(2) To request any information or assistance that may
be necessary for carrying out the duties and
responsibilities provided by this Section from any local,
State, or federal governmental agency or unit thereof.
(3) To require by subpoena the appearance of witnesses
and the production of all information, documents, reports,
answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and
documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the
functions assigned by this Section. A subpoena may be
issued under this paragraph (3) only by the Inspector
General and not by members of the Inspector General's
staff. A person duly subpoenaed for testimony, documents,
or other items who neglects or refuses to testify or
produce documents or other items under the requirements of
the subpoena shall be subject to punishment as may be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the
testimony, documents, or other items are covered by the
attorney-client privilege or any other privilege or right
recognized by law. Nothing in this Section limits a

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person's right to protection against self-incrimination
under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution
or Section 10 of Article I of the Constitution of the State
of Illinois.
(4) To have direct and prompt access to the Secretary
of State for any purpose pertaining to the performance of
functions and responsibilities under this Section.
(e) The Inspector General may receive and investigate
complaints or information from an employee of the Secretary of
State concerning the possible existence of an activity
constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations;
mismanagement; abuse of authority; or substantial and specific
danger to the public health and safety. Any person who
knowingly files a false complaint or files a complaint with
reckless disregard for the truth or the falsity of the facts
underlying the complaint may be subject to discipline as set
forth in the rules of the Department of Personnel of the
Secretary of State or the Inspector General may refer the
matter to a State's Attorney or the Attorney General.
The Inspector General may not, after receipt of a complaint
or information, disclose the identity of the source without the
consent of the source, unless the Inspector General determines
that disclosure of the identity is reasonable and necessary for
the furtherance of the investigation.
Any employee who has the authority to recommend or approve
any personnel action or to direct others to recommend or

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approve any personnel action may not, with respect to that
authority, take or threaten to take any action against any
employee as a reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing
information to the Inspector General, unless the complaint was
made or the information disclosed with the knowledge that it
was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
(f) The Inspector General must adopt rules, in accordance
with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act, establishing minimum requirements for initiating,
conducting, and completing investigations. The rules must
establish criteria for determining, based upon the nature of
the allegation, the appropriate method of investigation, which
may include, but is not limited to, site visits, telephone
contacts, personal interviews, or requests for written
responses. The rules must also clarify how the Office of the
Inspector General shall interact with other local, State, and
federal law enforcement investigations.
Any employee of the Secretary of State subject to
investigation or inquiry by the Inspector General or any agent
or representative of the Inspector General concerning
misconduct that is criminal in nature shall have the right to
be notified of the right to remain silent during the
investigation or inquiry and the right to be represented in the
investigation or inquiry by an attorney or a representative of
a labor organization that is the exclusive collective
bargaining representative of employees of the Secretary of

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State. Any investigation or inquiry by the Inspector General or
any agent or representative of the Inspector General must be
conducted with an awareness of the provisions of a collective
bargaining agreement that applies to the employees of the
Secretary of State and with an awareness of the rights of the
employees as set forth in State and federal law and applicable
judicial decisions. Any recommendations for discipline or any
action taken against any employee by the Inspector General or
any representative or agent of the Inspector General must
comply with the provisions of the collective bargaining
agreement that applies to the employee.
(g) On or before January 1 of each year, the Inspector
General shall report to the President of the Senate, the
Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives on the types of investigations and the
activities undertaken by the Office of the Inspector General
during the previous calendar year.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 10. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
changing Sections 2, 3, 3.1, 4.5, 5, 6, 6.5, 7, and 11 as
follows:
(25 ILCS 170/2) (from Ch. 63, par. 172)
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the

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context otherwise requires:
(a) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
committee, association, corporation, or any other organization
or group of persons.
(b) "Expenditure" means a payment, distribution, loan,
advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and
includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not
legally enforceable, to make an expenditure, for the ultimate
purpose of influencing executive, legislative, or
administrative action, other than compensation as defined in
subsection (d).
(c) "Official" means:
(1) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State
Comptroller;
(2) Chiefs of Staff for officials described in item
(1);
(3) Cabinet members of any elected constitutional
officer, including Directors, Assistant Directors and
Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel;
(4) Members of the General Assembly; and .
(5) Members of any board, commission, authority, or
task force of the State authorized or created by State law
or by executive order of the Governor.
(d) "Compensation" means any money, thing of value or
financial benefits received or to be received in return for

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services rendered or to be rendered, for lobbying as defined in
subsection (e).
Monies paid to members of the General Assembly by the State
as remuneration for performance of their Constitutional and
statutory duties as members of the General Assembly shall not
constitute compensation as defined by this Act.
(e) "Lobby" and "lobbying" means any communication with an
official of the executive or legislative branch of State
government as defined in subsection (c) for the ultimate
purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or
administrative action.
(f) "Influencing" means any communication, action,
reportable expenditure as prescribed in Section 6 or other
means used to promote, support, affect, modify, oppose or delay
any executive, legislative or administrative action or to
promote goodwill with officials as defined in subsection (c).
(g) "Executive action" means the proposal, drafting,
development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval,
promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection or
postponement by a State entity of a rule, regulation, order,
decision, determination, contractual arrangement, purchasing
agreement or other quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial action
or proceeding.
(h) "Legislative action" means the development, drafting,
introduction, consideration, modification, adoption,
rejection, review, enactment, or passage or defeat of any bill,

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amendment, resolution, report, nomination, administrative rule
or other matter by either house of the General Assembly or a
committee thereof, or by a legislator. Legislative action also
means the action of the Governor in approving or vetoing any
bill or portion thereof, and the action of the Governor or any
agency in the development of a proposal for introduction in the
legislature.
(i) "Administrative action" means the execution or
rejection of any rule, regulation, legislative rule, standard,
fee, rate, contractual arrangement, purchasing agreement or
other delegated legislative or quasi-legislative action to be
taken or withheld by any executive agency, department, board or
commission of the State.
(j) "Lobbyist" means any natural person who undertakes to
lobby State government as provided in subsection (e).
(k) "Lobbying entity" means any entity that hires, retains,
employs, or compensates a natural person to lobby State
government as provided in subsection (e).
(l) "Authorized agent" means the person designated by an
entity or lobbyist registered under this Act as the person
responsible for submission and retention of reports required
under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
(25 ILCS 170/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 173)
Sec. 3. Persons required to register.

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(a) Except as provided in Section 9, any natural person
who, for compensation or otherwise, undertakes to lobby, or any
person or entity who employs or compensates another person for
the purposes of lobbying, shall register with the Secretary of
State as provided in this Act, unless that person or entity
qualifies for one or more of the following exemptions.
(1) Persons or entities who, for the purpose of
influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative
action and who do not make expenditures that are reportable
pursuant to Section 6, appear without compensation or
promise thereof only as witnesses before committees of the
House and Senate for the purpose of explaining or arguing
for or against the passage of or action upon any
legislation then pending before those committees, or who
seek without compensation or promise thereof the approval
or veto of any legislation by the Governor.
(1.4) A unit of local government or a school district.
(1.5) An elected or appointed official or an employee
of a unit of local government or school district who, in
the scope of his or her public office or employment, seeks
to influence executive, legislative, or administrative
action exclusively on behalf of that unit of local
government or school district.
(2) Persons or entities who own, publish, or are
employed by a newspaper or other regularly published
periodical, or who own or are employed by a radio station,

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television station, or other bona fide news medium that in
the ordinary course of business disseminates news,
editorial or other comment, or paid advertisements that
directly urge the passage or defeat of legislation. This
exemption is not applicable to such an individual insofar
as he or she receives additional compensation or expenses
from some source other than the bona fide news medium for
the purpose of influencing executive, legislative, or
administrative action. This exemption does not apply to
newspapers and periodicals owned by or published by trade
associations and not-for-profit corporations engaged
primarily in endeavors other than dissemination of news.
(3) Persons or entities performing professional
services in drafting bills or in advising and rendering
opinions to clients as to the construction and effect of
proposed or pending legislation when those professional
services are not otherwise, directly or indirectly,
connected with executive, legislative, or administrative
action.
(4) Persons or entities who are employees of
departments, divisions, or agencies of State government
and who appear before committees of the House and Senate
for the purpose of explaining how the passage of or action
upon any legislation then pending before those committees
will affect those departments, divisions, or agencies of
State government.

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(5) Employees of the General Assembly, legislators,
legislative agencies, and legislative commissions who, in
the course of their official duties only, engage in
activities that otherwise qualify as lobbying.
(6) Persons or entities in possession of technical
skills and knowledge relevant to certain areas of
executive, legislative, or administrative actions, whose
skills and knowledge would be helpful to officials when
considering those actions, whose activities are limited to
making occasional appearances for or communicating on
behalf of a registrant, and who do not make expenditures
that are reportable pursuant to Section 6 even though
receiving expense reimbursement for those occasional
appearances.
(7) Any full-time employee of a bona fide church or
religious organization who represents that organization
solely for the purpose of protecting the right of the
members thereof to practice the religious doctrines of that
church or religious organization, or any such bona fide
church or religious organization.
(8) Persons or entities that who receive no
compensation other than reimbursement for expenses of up to
$500 per year while engaged in lobbying State government,
unless those persons make expenditures that are reportable
under Section 6.
(9) Any attorney or group or firm of attorneys in the

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course of representing a client in any administrative or
judicial proceeding, or any witness providing testimony in
any administrative or judicial proceeding, in which ex
parte communications are not allowed and who does not make
expenditures that are reportable pursuant to Section 6.
(9.5) Any attorney or group or firm of attorneys in the
course of representing a client in an administrative or
executive action involving a contractual or purchasing
arrangement and who does not make expenditures that are
reportable pursuant to Section 6.
(10) Persons or entities who, in the scope of their
employment as a vendor, offer or solicit an official for
the purchase of any goods or services when (1) the
solicitation is limited to either an oral inquiry or
written advertisements and informative literature; or (2)
the goods and services are subject to competitive bidding
requirements of the Illinois Procurement Code; or (3) the
goods and services are for sale at a cost not to exceed
$5,000; and (4) the persons or entities do not make
expenditures that are reportable under Section 6.
(b) It is a violation of this Act to engage in lobbying or
to employ any person for the purpose of lobbying who is not
registered with the Office of the Secretary of State, except
upon condition that the person register and the person does in
fact register within 2 business days after being employed or
retained for lobbying services.

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(c) The Secretary shall promulgate a rule establishing a
list of the entities required to register under this Act,
including the name of each board, commission, authority, or
task force. The Secretary may require a person or entity
claiming an exemption under this Section to certify the person
or entity is not required to register under this Act. Nothing
prohibits the Secretary from rejecting a certification and
requiring a person or entity to register.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
(25 ILCS 170/3.1)
Sec. 3.1. Prohibition on serving on boards and commissions.
Notwithstanding any other law of this State, on and after
February 1, 2004, but not before that date, a person required
to be registered under this Act, his or her spouse, and his or
her immediate family members living with that person may not
serve on a board, commission, authority, or task force
authorized or created by State law or by executive order of the
Governor if the lobbyist is engaged in the same subject area as
defined in Section 5(c-6) as the board or commission; except
that this restriction does not apply to any of the following:
(1) a registered lobbyist, his or her spouse, or any
immediate family member living with the registered
lobbyist, who is serving in an elective public office,
whether elected or appointed to fill a vacancy; and
(2) a registered lobbyist, his or her spouse, or any

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immediate family member living with the registered
lobbyist, who is serving on a State advisory body that
makes nonbinding recommendations to an agency of State
government but does not make binding recommendations or
determinations or take any other substantive action.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
(25 ILCS 170/4.5)
Sec. 4.5. Ethics training. Each natural person required to
register as a lobbyist under this Act must complete a program
of ethics training provided by the Secretary of State. A
natural person registered under this Act must complete the
training program no later than 30 days after registration or
renewal under this Act during each calendar year the person
remains registered. If the Secretary of State uses the ethics
training developed in accordance with Section 5-10 of the State
Officials and Employees Ethics Act, that training must be
expanded to include appropriate information about the
requirements, responsibilities, and opportunities imposed by
or arising under this Act, including reporting requirements.
The Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the
implementation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
(25 ILCS 170/5)
Sec. 5. Lobbyist registration and disclosure. Every

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natural person and every entity required to register under this
Act Section 3 shall before any service is performed which
requires the natural person or entity to register, but in any
event not later than 2 business days after being employed or
retained, and on or before each January 31 and July 31
thereafter, file in the Office of the Secretary of State a
statement in a format prescribed by the Secretary of State
containing the following information with respect to each
person or entity employing or retaining the natural person or
entity required to register:
(a) The registrant's name, permanent address, e-mail
address, if any, fax number, if any, business telephone
number, and temporary address, if the registrant has a
temporary address while lobbying.
(a-5) If the registrant is an organization or business
entity, the information required under subsection (a) for
each natural person associated with the registrant who will
be lobbying, regardless of whether lobbying is a
significant part of his or her duties.
(b) The name and address of the client or clients
person or persons employing or retaining the registrant to
perform such services or on whose behalf the registrant
appears.
(c) A brief description of the executive, legislative,
or administrative action in reference to which such service
is to be rendered.

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(c-5) Each executive and legislative branch agency the
registrant expects to lobby during the registration
period.
(c-6) The nature of the client's business, by
indicating all of the following categories that apply: (1)
banking and financial services, (2) manufacturing, (3)
education, (4) environment, (5) healthcare, (6) insurance,
(7) community interests, (8) labor, (9) public relations or
advertising, (10) marketing or sales, (11) hospitality,
(12) engineering, (13) information or technology products
or services, (14) social services, (15) public utilities,
(16) racing or wagering, (17) real estate or construction,
(18) telecommunications, (19) trade or professional
association, (20) travel or tourism, (21) transportation,
(22) agriculture, and (23) (22) other (setting forth the
nature of that other business).
Every natural person and every entity required to register
under this Act shall annually submit the registration required
by this Section on or before each January 31. The registrant
has a continuing duty to report any substantial change or
addition to the information contained in the registration. must
file an amendment to the statement within 14 calendar days to
report any substantial change or addition to the information
previously filed, except that a registrant must file an
amendment to the statement to disclose a new agreement to
retain the registrant for lobbying services before any service

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is performed which requires the person to register, but in any
event not later than 2 business days after entering into the
retainer agreement.
The Secretary of State shall make all filed statements and
amendments to statements publicly available by means of a
searchable database that is accessible through the World Wide
Web. The Secretary of State shall provide all software
necessary to comply with this provision to all natural persons
and entities required to file. The Secretary of State shall
implement a plan to provide computer access and assistance to
natural persons and entities required to file electronically.
All natural persons and entities required to register under
this Act shall remit a single, annual, and nonrefundable $300
$1,000 registration fee. Each natural person individual
required to register under this Act shall submit, on an annual
basis, a picture of the registrant. A registrant may, in lieu
of submitting a picture on an annual basis, authorize the
Secretary of State to use any photo identification available in
any database maintained by the Secretary of State for other
purposes. Each Of each registration fee collected for
registrations on or after January 1, 2010 July 1, 2003, $50
shall be deposited into the Lobbyist Registration
Administration Fund for administration and enforcement of this
Act and is intended to be used to implement and maintain
electronic filing of reports under this Act, the next $100
shall be deposited into the Lobbyist Registration

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Administration Fund for administration and enforcement of this
Act, and any balance shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund, except that amounts resulting from the fee
increase of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
shall be deposited into the Lobbyist Registration
Administration Fund to be used for the costs of reviewing and
investigating violations of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
(25 ILCS 170/6) (from Ch. 63, par. 176)
Sec. 6. Reports.
(a) Lobbyist reports. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section, every lobbyist registered under this Act who is solely
employed by a lobbying entity shall file an affirmation,
verified under oath pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Code of
Civil Procedure, with the Secretary of State attesting to the
accuracy of any reports filed pursuant to subsection (b) as
those reports pertain to work performed by the lobbyist. Any
lobbyist registered under this Act who is not solely employed
by a lobbying entity shall personally file reports required of
lobbying entities pursuant to subsection (b). A lobbyist may,
if authorized so to do by a lobbying entity by whom he or she is
employed or retained, file lobbying entity reports pursuant to
subsection (b) provided that the lobbying entity may delegate
the filing of the lobbying entity report to only one lobbyist
in any reporting period.

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(b) Lobbying entity reports. Every Except as otherwise
provided in this Section, every lobbying entity registered
under this Act shall report expenditures related to lobbying.
The report shall itemize each individual expenditure or
transaction and shall include the name of the official on whose
behalf the expenditure was made, the name of the client if the
expenditure was made on behalf of a client on whose behalf the
expenditure was made, if applicable, the total amount of the
expenditure, a description of the expenditure, the vendor or
purveyor to whom the expenditure was made (including the
address or and location of the expenditure) if the expenditure
was for an intangible item such as lodging, the date on which
the expenditure occurred and the subject matter of the lobbying
activity, if any. Each expenditure required to be reported
shall include all expenses made for or on behalf of an official
or his or her immediate family member living with the official.
(b-1) The report shall include any change or addition to
the client list information, required in Section 5 for
registration, since the last report, including the names and
addresses of all clients who retained the lobbying entity
together with an itemized description for each client of the
following: (1) lobbying regarding executive action, including
the name of any executive agency lobbied and the subject
matter; (2) lobbying regarding legislative action, including
the General Assembly and any other agencies lobbied and the
subject matter; and (3) lobbying regarding administrative

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action, including the agency lobbied and the subject matter.
Registrants who made no reportable expenditures during a
reporting period shall file a report stating that no
expenditures were incurred.
(b-2) Expenditures attributable to lobbying officials
shall be listed and reported according to the following
categories:
(1) travel and lodging on behalf of others, including,
but not limited to, all travel and living accommodations
made for or on behalf of State officials during sessions of
the General Assembly.
(2) meals, beverages and other entertainment.
(3) gifts (indicating which, if any, are on the basis
of personal friendship).
(4) honoraria.
(5) any other thing or service of value not listed
under categories (1) through (4), setting forth a
description of the expenditure. The category travel and
lodging includes, but is not limited to, all travel and
living accommodations made for or on behalf of State
officials in the State capital during sessions of the
General Assembly.
(b-3) Expenditures incurred for hosting receptions,
benefits and other large gatherings held for purposes of
goodwill or otherwise to influence executive, legislative or
administrative action to which there are 25 or more State

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officials invited shall be reported listing only the total
amount of the expenditure, the date of the event, and the
estimated number of officials in attendance.
(b-5) Each individual expenditure required to be reported
shall include all expenses made for or on behalf of State
officials and their immediate family members.
(b-7) Matters excluded from reports. The following items
need not be included in the report:
(1) Reasonable and bona fide expenditures made by the
registrant who is a member of a legislative or State study
commission or committee while attending and participating
in meetings and hearings of such commission or committee
need not be reported.
(2) Reasonable and bona fide expenditures made by the
registrant for personal sustenance, lodging, travel,
office expenses and clerical or support staff need not be
reported.
(3) Salaries, fees, and other compensation paid to the
registrant for the purposes of lobbying need not be
reported.
(4) Any contributions required to be reported under
Article 9 of the Election Code need not be reported.
(5) Expenditures made by a registrant on behalf of an
official that are returned or reimbursed prior to the
deadline for submission of the report.
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registrant within 10 days after the official receives a copy of
a report pursuant to Section 6.5 shall not be included in the
final report unless the registrant informed the official,
contemporaneously with the receipt of the gift or honorarium,
that the gift or honorarium is a reportable expenditure
pursuant to this Act.
(c) A registrant who terminates employment or duties which
required him to register under this Act shall give the
Secretary of State, within 30 days after the date of such
termination, written notice of such termination and shall
include therewith a report of the expenditures described
herein, covering the period of time since the filing of his
last report to the date of termination of employment. Such
notice and report shall be final and relieve such registrant of
further reporting under this Act, unless and until he later
takes employment or assumes duties requiring him to again
register under this Act.
(d) Failure to file any such report within the time
designated or the reporting of incomplete information shall
constitute a violation of this Act.
A registrant shall preserve for a period of 2 years all
receipts and records used in preparing reports under this Act.
(e) Within 30 days after a filing deadline or as provided
by rule, the lobbyist shall notify each official on whose
behalf an expenditure has been reported. Notification shall
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expenditure, a description of the expenditure, the date on
which the expenditure occurred, and the subject matter of the
lobbying activity.
(f) A report for the period beginning January 1, 2010 and
ending on June 30, 2010 shall be filed no later than July 15,
2010, and a report for the period beginning July 1, 2010 and
ending on December 31, 2010 shall be filed no later than
January 15, 2011. Beginning January 1, 2011, reports shall be
filed semi-monthly as follows: (i) for the period beginning the
first day of the month through the 15th day of the month, the
report shall be filed no later than the 20th day of the month
and (ii) for the period beginning on the 16th day of the month
through the last day of the month, the report shall be filed no
later than the 5th day of the following month. Lobbyist and
lobbying entity reports shall be filed weekly when the General
Assembly is in session and monthly otherwise, in accordance
with rules the Secretary of State shall adopt for the
implementation of this subsection. A report filed under this
Act is due in the Office of the Secretary of State no later
than the close of business on the date on which it is required
to be filed.
(g) All reports filed under this Act shall be filed in a
format or on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
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Sec. 6.5. Expenditures on behalf of officials Response to
report by official.
(a) A registrant that makes an expenditure on behalf of an
official must inform the official in writing,
contemporaneously with receipt of the expenditure, that the
expenditure is a reportable expenditure pursuant to this Act
and that the official will be included in the report submitted
by the registrant in accordance with Section 6. Every person
required to register as prescribed in Section 3 and required to
file a report with the Secretary of State as prescribed in
Section 6 shall, at least 25 days before filing the report,
provide a copy of the report to each official listed in the
report by first class mail or hand delivery. An official may,
within 10 days after receiving the copy of the report, provide
written objections to the report by first class mail or hand
delivery to the person required to file the report. If those
written objections conflict with the final report that is
filed, the written objections shall be filed along with the
report.
(b) Any official disclosed in a report submitted pursuant
to Section 6 who did not receive the notification of the
expenditure required by subsection (a) of this Section or who
has returned or reimbursed the expenditure included in a report
submitted pursuant to Section 6 may, at any time, contest the
disclosure of an expenditure by submitting a letter to the
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shall make the letter available to the public in the same
manner as the report. Failure to provide a copy of the report
to an official listed in the report within the time designated
in this Section is a violation of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-244, eff. 1-1-04; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
(25 ILCS 170/7) (from Ch. 63, par. 177)
Sec. 7. Duties of the Secretary of State.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to
provide appropriate forms for the registration and reporting of
information required by this Act and to keep such registrations
and reports on file in his office for 3 years from the date of
filing. He shall also provide and maintain a register with
appropriate blanks and indexes so that the information required
in Sections 5 and 6 of this Act may be accordingly entered.
Such records shall be considered public information and open to
public inspection.
(b) Within 5 business 10 days after a filing deadline, the
Secretary of State shall notify persons he determines are
required to file but have failed to do so.
(c) The Secretary of State shall provide adequate software
to the persons required to file under this Act, and all
registrations, reports, statements, and amendments required to
be filed shall be filed electronically. The Secretary of State
shall promptly make all filed reports publicly available by
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World Wide Web. The Secretary of State shall provide all
software necessary to comply with this provision to all persons
required to file. The Secretary of State shall implement a plan
to provide computer access and assistance to persons required
to file electronically.
(d) The Not later than 12 months after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the
Secretary of State shall include registrants' pictures when
publishing or posting on his or her website the information
required in Section 5.
(e) The Secretary of State shall receive and investigate
allegations of violations of this Act. Any employee of the
Secretary of State who receives an allegation shall immediately
transmit it to the Secretary of State Inspector General.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
(25 ILCS 170/11) (from Ch. 63, par. 181)
Sec. 11. Enforcement.
(a) The Secretary of State Inspector General appointed
under Section 14 of the Secretary of State Act shall initiate
investigations of violations of this Act upon receipt of
credible evidence of a violation. If, upon conclusion of an
investigation, the Inspector General reasonably believes a
violation of this Act has occurred, the Inspector General shall
provide the alleged violator with written notification of the
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notification, the alleged violator shall submit a written
response to the Inspector General. The response shall indicate
whether the alleged violator (i) disputes the alleged
violation, including any facts that reasonably prove the
alleged violation did not violate the Act, or (ii) agrees to
take action to correct the alleged violation within 30 calendar
days, including a description of the action the alleged
violator has taken or will take to correct the alleged
violation. If the alleged violator disputes the alleged
violation or fails to respond to the notification of the
alleged violation, the Inspector General shall transmit the
evidence to the appropriate State's Attorney or Attorney
General. If the alleged violator agrees to take action to
correct the alleged violation, the Inspector General shall make
available to the public the notification from the Inspector
General and the response from the alleged violator and shall
not transmit the evidence to the appropriate State's Attorney
or Attorney General. Nothing in this Act requires the Inspector
General to notify an alleged violator of an ongoing
investigation or to notify the alleged violator of a referral
of any evidence to a law enforcement agency, a State's
Attorney, or the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (c).
(b) Any violation of this Act may be prosecuted in the
county where the offense is committed or in Sangamon County. In
addition to the State's Attorney of the appropriate county, the
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any violation of this Act.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Inspector General may at any time refer evidence of a violation
of State or federal law, in addition to a violation of this
Act, to the appropriate law enforcement agency, State's
Attorney, or Attorney General. (a) The Secretary of State
Inspector General appointed under Section 14 of the Secretary
of State Act shall initiate investigations of violations of
this Act upon receipt of an allegation. If the Inspector
General finds credible evidence of a violation, he or she shall
make the information available to the public and transmit
copies of the evidence to the alleged violator. If the violator
does not correct the violation within 30 days, the Inspector
General shall transmit the full record of the investigation to
any appropriate State's Attorney or to the Attorney General.
(b) Any violation of this Act may be prosecuted in the
county where the offense is committed or in Sangamon County. In
addition to the State's Attorney of the appropriate county, the
Attorney General of Illinois also is authorized to prosecute
any violation of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.