Bill Text: IL SB3894 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no person required to file a statement of economic interests under specified provisions, including employees of the Department of Transportation, shall, during the period of time for which he or she holds a position requiring disclosure of economic interests, hold any financial interest in or receive any compensation in the form of salary, wages, or commission from a provider of automated speed enforcement systems or automated traffic law enforcement systems. Provides that the provisions do not apply to candidates for office, and shall only apply if that candidate is elected to office. Requires the divestment of that financial interest. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3894 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3894-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3894 Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/2-105 new
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no person required to file a statement of economic interests under specified provisions, including employees of the Department of Transportation, shall, during the period of time for which he or she holds a position requiring disclosure of economic interests, hold any financial interest in or receive any compensation in the form of salary, wages, or commission from a provider of automated speed enforcement systems or automated traffic law enforcement systems. Provides that the provisions do not apply to candidates for office, and shall only apply if that candidate is elected to office. Requires the divestment of that financial interest. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
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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 adding Section 2-105 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/2-105 new)
Sec. 2-105. Red light camera financial interest
prohibition.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (a), no
person required to file a statement of economic interests under
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4A-101 or Section 4A-101.5,
or file as an employee of the Department of Transportation,
shall, during the period of time for which he or she holds a
position requiring disclosure of economic interests, hold any
financial interest in or receive any compensation in the form
of salary, wages, or commission from a provider of automated
speed enforcement systems or automated traffic law enforcement
systems. The requirements of this subsection (a) do not apply
to candidates for office, and shall only apply if that
candidate is elected to office.
(b) Any person prohibited from holding a financial interest
in or receiving compensation from a provider of automated speed
enforcement systems or automated traffic law enforcement

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systems under subsection (a) as of the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall divest
himself or herself of that interest within 30 days after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly.
(c) For the purposes of this Section:
"Automated speed enforcement systems" means a system as
defined under Section 11-208.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
"Automated traffic law enforcement systems" means a system
as defined under Section 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.