Bill Text: IL SB1545 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator or any other person holding elected office in this State may engage in lobbying units of local government in promotion or opposition of a matter of interest during his or her term of office. Provides that no legislator or any other person holding elected office in this State may accept or participate in any way in any representation case before a unit of local government in this State during his or her term office. Provides that a violation shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor. Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1545 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1545-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1545 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/2-101 from Ch. 127, par. 602-101
5 ILCS 420/2-104.5 new
5 ILCS 420/3-105 from Ch. 127, par. 603-105
5 ILCS 420/3-106 from Ch. 127, par. 603-106
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator or any other person holding elected office in this State may engage in lobbying units of local government in promotion or opposition of a matter of interest during his or her term of office. Provides that no legislator or any other person holding elected office in this State may accept or participate in any way in any representation case before a unit of local government in this State during his or her term office. Provides that a violation shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor. Makes conforming changes.
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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 Sections 2-101, 3-105, and 3-106 and by adding
Section 2-104.5 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/2-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)
Sec. 2-101. Subject to the provisions of Section 2-104.5,
no No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that term is
defined in Section 1-109, if he accepts compensation
specifically attributable to such lobbying, other than that
provided by law for members of the General Assembly. Nothing in
this Section prohibits a legislator from lobbying without
compensation.
A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
(5 ILCS 420/2-104.5 new)
Sec. 2-104.5. Lobbying units of local government;
representation cases.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-101, no
legislator or any other person holding elected office in this

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State may engage in lobbying units of local government in
promotion or opposition of a matter of interest during his or
her term of office.
(b) No legislator or any other person holding elected
office in this State may accept or participate in any way in
any representation case before a unit of local government in
this State during his or her term office.
(c) A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
misdemeanor.
(5 ILCS 420/3-105) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-105)
Sec. 3-105. No legislator may accept a representation case
where there is substantial reason for him to believe that it is
being offered with intent to obtain improper influence over a
State agency.
No legislator or any other elected official in this State
may accept a representation case where there is substantial
reason for him or her to believe that it is being offered with
intent to obtain improper influence over a unit of local
government.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
(5 ILCS 420/3-106) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-106)
Sec. 3-106. No legislator may use or attempt to use
improper means to influence a State agency in any
representation case in which the legislator or any person with

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whom he maintains a close economic association is
participating.
No legislator or any other elected official in this State
may use or attempt to use improper means to influence a unit of
local government in any representation case, or a
representation case in which any person with whom a legislator
or other elected official maintains a close economic
association is participating.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)