104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2165
 
Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/33-1    from Ch. 38, par. 33-1
720 ILCS 5/33-8
    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that bribery and legislative misconduct include the receipt of property or personal advantage after the improper act has been performed (rather than just the intent to influence the improper act). Provides that the provisions do not apply to the promise, tender, acceptance, or receipt of any campaign contributions that are permissible under the Election Code.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 
5changing Sections 33-1 and 33-8 as follows:

6    (720 ILCS 5/33-1)    (from Ch. 38, par. 33-1)
7    Sec. 33-1. Bribery. A person commits bribery when: 
8        (a) With intent to influence or for the performance of 
9 any act related to the employment or function of any 
10 public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or 
11 she promises or tenders or promised or tendered to that 
12 person any property or personal advantage which he or she 
13 is not authorized by law to accept; or
14        (b) With intent to influence or for the performance of 
15 any act related to the employment or function of any 
16 public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or 
17 she promises or tenders or promised or tendered to one 
18 whom he or she believes to be a public officer, public 
19 employee, juror or witness, any property or personal 
20 advantage which a public officer, public employee, juror 
21 or witness would not be authorized by law to accept; or
22        (c) With intent to cause any person to influence or 
23 influenced the performance of any act related to the 
 
 
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1 employment or function of any public officer, public 
2 employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders 
3 or promised or tendered to that person any property or 
4 personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by 
5 law to accept; or
6        (d) He or she receives, retains or agrees to accept 
7 any property or personal advantage which he or she is not 
8 authorized by law to accept knowing that the property or 
9 personal advantage was promised or tendered with intent to 
10 cause him or her to influence or for the performance of any 
11 act related to the employment or function of any public 
12 officer, public employee, juror or witness; or
13        (e) He or she solicits, receives, retains, or agrees 
14 to accept any property or personal advantage pursuant to 
15 an understanding that he or she shall improperly influence 
16 or attempt to influence or for improperly influencing or 
17 attempting to influence the performance of any act related 
18 to the employment or function of any public officer, 
19 public employee, juror or witness.
20    As used in this Section, "tenders" means any delivery or 
21proffer made with the requisite intent.
22    This Section does not apply to the promise, tender, 
23acceptance, or receipt of any campaign contributions that are 
24permissible under the Election Code.    
25    Sentence. Bribery is a Class 2 felony. 
26(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

 
 
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1    (720 ILCS 5/33-8)
2    Sec. 33-8. Legislative misconduct.
3    (a) A member of the General Assembly commits legislative 
4misconduct when he or she knowingly accepts or receives, 
5directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, 
6from any corporation, company or person, for any vote or 
7influence he or she may give or withhold or has given or 
8withheld on any bill, resolution or appropriation, or for any 
9other official act.
10    (a-5) This Section does not apply to the acceptance or 
11receipt by a member of the General Assembly or his or her 
12political action committee of any campaign contributions that 
13are permissible under the Election Code.    
14    (b) Sentence. Legislative misconduct is a Class 3 felony. 
15(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)