Bill Text: IL SB4018 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Creates a uniform statement of economic interests form that must be completed by all persons who are required to file that form under the Act. Changes the nature of the required disclosures that must be made. Repeals a provision that established a separate form for persons required to file a statement of economic interests with county clerks. Defines terms. Adds applicability clause. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB4018 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB4018-Introduced.html

---

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB4018 Introduced 1/4/2021, by Sen. Dan McConchie - John F. Curran - Dale A. Righter - Jil Tracy - William E. Brady, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/1-102.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-104.3 new
5 ILCS 420/1-104.4 new
5 ILCS 420/1-104.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.2 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.3 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.4 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.6 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.7 new
5 ILCS 420/1-110 from Ch. 127, par. 601-110
5 ILCS 420/1-112.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-113.6 new
5 ILCS 420/1-113.7 new
5 ILCS 420/4A-102 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5 ILCS 420/4A-103 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
5 ILCS 420/4A-108
5 ILCS 420/4A-104 rep.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Creates a uniform statement of economic interests form that must be completed by all persons who are required to file that form under the Act. Changes the nature of the required disclosures that must be made. Repeals a provision that established a separate form for persons required to file a statement of economic interests with county clerks. Defines terms. Adds applicability clause. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
A BILL FOR
SB4018 LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
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 1-110, 4A-102, 4A-103, and 4A-108 and by
adding Sections 1-102.5, 1-104.3, 1-104.4, 1-104.5, 1-105.2,
1-105.3, 1-105.4, 1-105.5, 1-105.6, 1-105.7, 1-112.5, 1-113.6,
and 1-113.7 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/1-102.5 new)
Sec. 1-102.5. Asset. "Asset" means, for the purposes of
Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, an item that is owned and has
monetary value. For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103,
assets include, but are not limited to: stocks, bonds (except
those issued by the federal, state, or local governments),
sector mutual funds, sector exchange traded funds, commodity
futures, investment real estate, and partnership interests.
For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, assets do not
include: personal residences; personal vehicles; savings or
checking accounts; bonds, notes, or securities issued by any
branch of federal, state, or local government; Medicare
benefits; inheritances or bequests; diversified mutual funds;
annuities; pensions (including government pensions);
retirement accounts; college savings plans that are qualified

SB4018 - 2 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
tuition plans; qualified tax-advantaged savings programs that
allow individuals to save for disability-related expenses;
non-income producing trust holdings; or tangible personal
property.
(5 ILCS 420/1-104.3 new)
Sec. 1-104.3. Creditor. "Creditor" means, for the purposes
of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, an individual, organization, or
other business entity to whom money or its equivalent is owed,
no matter whether that obligation is secured or unsecured,
except that if a filer makes a loan to members of his or her
family, or a political committee registered with the Illinois
State Board of Election, or a political committee, principal
campaign committee, or authorized committee registered with
the Federal Election Commission, then that filer does not, by
making such a loan, become a creditor of that individual or
entity for the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103 of this
Act.
(5 ILCS 420/1-104.4 new)
Sec. 1-104.4. Debt. "Debt" means, for the purposes of
Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, any money or monetary obligation
owed at any time during the preceding calendar year to an
individual, company, or other organization, other than a loan
that is from a financial institution, government agency, or
business entity and that is granted on terms made available to

SB4018 - 3 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
the general public. For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and
4A-103, "debt" includes, but is not limited to: personal loans
from friends or business associates, business loans made
outside the lender's regular course of business, and loans made
at below market rates. For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and
4A-103, "debt" does not include: (i) debts to or from financial
institutions or government entities, such as mortgages,
student loans, credit card debts, or loans secured by
automobiles, household furniture, or appliances, as long as
those loans were made on terms available to the general public
and do not exceed the purchase price of the items securing
them; or (ii) debts to or from a political committee registered
with the Illinois State Board of Elections or political
committees, principal campaign committees, or authorized
committees registered with the Federal Election Commission.
(5 ILCS 420/1-104.5 new)
Sec. 1-104.5. Diversified funds. "Diversified funds" means
investment products, such as mutual funds, exchange traded
funds, or unit investment trusts, that invest in a wide variety
of securities.
(5 ILCS 420/1-105.2 new)
Sec. 1-105.2. Economic relationship. "Economic
relationship" means, for the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and
4A-103, any joint or shared ownership interests in businesses

SB4018 - 4 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
and creditor-debtor relationships with third parties, other
than commercial lending institutions, where: (a) the filer is
entitled to receive (i) more than 7.5% of the total
distributable income, or (ii) an amount in excess of the salary
of the Governor; or (b) the filer together with his or her
spouse or minor children is entitled to receive (i) more than
15%, in the aggregate, of the total distributable income, or
(ii) an amount in excess of 2 times the salary of the Governor.
(5 ILCS 420/1-105.3 new)
Sec. 1-105.3. Family. "Family" means, for the purposes of
Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, a filer's spouse, children,
step-children, parents, step-parents, siblings, step-siblings,
half-siblings, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandfathers,
grandmothers, grandsons, and granddaughters, as well as the
father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother of the filer's
spouse.
(5 ILCS 420/1-105.4 new)
Sec. 1-105.4. Immediate family. "Immediate family" means,
for the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, family of the
filer living in the filer's residence.
(5 ILCS 420/1-105.5 new)
Sec. 1-105.5. Filer. "Filer" means, for the purposes of
Section 4A-102 and 4A-103, a person required to file a

SB4018 - 5 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
statement of economic interests pursuant to this Act.
(5 ILCS 420/1-105.6 new)
Sec. 1-105.6. Income. "Income" means, for the purposes of
Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, income from whatever source
derived, required to be reported on the filer's federal income
tax return, including, but not limited to: compensation
received for services rendered or to be rendered (as reported
on any Internal Revenue Service forms, including, but not
limited to, W-2, 1099, or K-1); earnings or capital gains from
the sale of assets; profit; interest or dividend income from
all assets; revenue from leases and rentals, royalties, prizes,
awards, or barter; forgiveness of debt; and earnings derived
from annuities or trusts other than testamentary trusts.
"Income" does not include compensation earned for service in
the position that necessitates the filing of the statement of
economic interests or income from the sale of a personal
residence or personal vehicle.
(5 ILCS 420/1-105.7 new)
Sec. 1-105.7. Investment real estate. "Investment real
estate" means any real property, other than a filer's personal
residences, purchased to produce a profit, whether from income
or resale. Investment real estate may be described by the city
and state where the real estate is located.

SB4018 - 6 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
(5 ILCS 420/1-110) (from Ch. 127, par. 601-110)
Sec. 1-110. "Lobbyist" means an individual who is required
to be registered to engage in lobbying activities pursuant to
any statute, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a unit of
government in the State of Illinois any person required to be
registered under "An Act concerning lobbying and providing a
penalty for violation thereof", approved July 10, 1957, as
amended.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
(5 ILCS 420/1-112.5 new)
Sec. 1-112.5. Personal residence. "Personal residence"
means, for the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, a
filer's primary home residence and any residential real
property held by the filer and used by the filer for
residential rather than commercial or income generating
purposes.
(5 ILCS 420/1-113.6 new)
Sec. 1-113.6. Sector funds. "Sector funds" means mutual
funds or exchange traded funds invested in a particular
industry or business.
(5 ILCS 420/1-113.7 new)
Sec. 1-113.7. Spouse. "Spouse" means a party to a marriage,
a party to a civil union, or a registered domestic partner.

SB4018 - 7 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
(5 ILCS 420/4A-102) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
following interests shall be listed by all persons required to
file:
(1) each asset that has a value of more than $25,000 as
of the end of the preceding calendar year and is: (i) held
in the filer's name, (ii) held jointly by the filer with
his or her spouse, or (iii) held jointly by the filer with
his or her minor child or children;
(2) excluding the income from the position that
requires the filing of a statement of economic interests
under this Act, each source of income that generated in
excess of $10,000 in income during the preceding calendar
year (as reported on the filer's federal income tax return
covering the preceding calendar year), including a general
description of the type of services provided in that source
of income, and, if the sale or transfer of an asset
produced more than $10,000 in capital gains during the
preceding calendar year, the transaction date on which that
asset was sold or transferred;
(3) each creditor of a debt in excess of $25,000 that,
during the preceding calendar year, was: (i) owed by the
filer, (ii) owed jointly by the filer with his or her

SB4018 - 8 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
spouse, or (iii) owed jointly by the filer with his or her
minor child or children;
(4) each debtor of a debt in excess of $25,000 that,
during the preceding calendar year, was: (i) owed to the
filer, (ii) owed jointly to the filer with his or her
spouse, or (iii) owed jointly to the filer with his or her
minor child or children;
(5) each lobbyist known to the filer to be registered
with any unit of government in the State of Illinois: (i)
with whom the filer maintains an economic relationship, or
(ii) who is a member of the filer's immediate family; and
(6) each source and type of gift or gifts, or
honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
in excess of $1,000 that was received during the preceding
calendar year.
For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
government in relation to which a person is required to file
under item (o) of Section 4A-101 shall be the unit of local
government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
person is a member of the board.
The interest (if constructively controlled by the person making
the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
the statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
statement.
(a) The following interests shall be listed by all

SB4018 - 9 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
persons required to file:
(1) The name, address and type of practice of any
professional organization or individual professional
practice in which the person making the statement was
an officer, director, associate, partner or
proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from
which income in excess of $1200 was derived during the
preceding calendar year;
(2) The nature of professional services (other
than services rendered to the unit or units of
government in relation to which the person is required
to file) and the nature of the entity to which they
were rendered if fees exceeding $5,000 were received
during the preceding calendar year from the entity for
professional services rendered by the person making
the statement.
(3) The identity (including the address or legal
description of real estate) of any capital asset from
which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in
the preceding calendar year.
(4) The name of any unit of government which has
employed the person making the statement during the
preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
government in relation to which the person is required
to file.
(5) The name of any entity from which a gift or

SB4018 - 10 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during
the preceding calendar year.
(b) The following interests shall also be listed by
persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (l), item
(n), and item (p) of Section 4A-101:
(1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in
which an ownership interest held by the person at the
date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
or from which dividends of in excess of $1,200 were
derived during the preceding calendar year. (In the
case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
by street address, or if none, then by legal
description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed;
(2) Except for professional service entities, the
name of any entity and any position held therein from
which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during
the preceding calendar year, if the entity does
business in the State of Illinois. No time or demand
deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
instrument need be listed.
(3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with
whom the person making the statement maintains a close
economic association, including the name of the

SB4018 - 11 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or
matters which are the object of the lobbying activity,
and describing the general type of economic activity of
the client or principal on whose behalf that person is
lobbying.
(c) The following interests shall also be listed by
persons listed in items (a) through (c) and item (e) of
Section 4A-101.5:
(1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
entity doing business with a unit of local government
in relation to which the person is required to file if
the ownership interest of the person filing is greater
than $5,000 fair market value as of the date of filing
or if dividends in excess of $1,200 were received from
the entity during the preceding calendar year. (In the
case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
by street address, or if none, then by legal
description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
(2) Except for professional service entities, the
name of any entity and any position held therein from
which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
preceding calendar year if the entity does business
with a unit of local government in relation to which
the person is required to file. No time or demand
deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt

SB4018 - 12 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
instrument need be listed.
(3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
governmental action requested by any entity which has
applied to a unit of local government in relation to
which the person must file for any license, franchise
or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real
estate during the preceding calendar year if the
ownership interest of the person filing is in excess of
$5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
income or dividends in excess of $1,200 were received
by the person filing from the entity during the
preceding calendar year.
For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
government in relation to which a person required to file under
item (e) of Section 4A-101.5 shall be the unit of local
government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
person is a member of the board.
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
(5 ILCS 420/4A-103) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State or
county clerk shall be filled in by typewriting or hand
printing, shall be verified, dated, and signed by the person
making the statement and shall contain substantially the
following:

SB4018 - 13 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
INSTRUCTIONS:
You may find the following documents helpful to you in
completing this form:
(1) federal income tax returns, including any related
schedules, attachments, and forms; and
(2) investment and brokerage statements.
To complete this form, you do not need to disclose specific
amounts or values or report interests relating either to
political committees registered with the Illinois State Board
of Elections or to political committees, principal campaign
committees, or authorized committees registered with the
Federal Election Commission.
The information you disclose will be available to the
public.
You must answer all 6 questions. Certain questions will ask
you to report any applicable assets or debts held in your name;
held jointly with your spouse; or held jointly by you with your
minor child. If you have any concerns about whether an interest
should be reported, please consult your department's ethics
officer, if applicable.
Please ensure that the information you provide is complete
and accurate. If you need more space than the form allows,
please attach additional pages for your response. If you are

SB4018 - 14 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, your
ethics officer must review your statement of economic interests
before you file it. Failure to complete the statement in good
faith and within the prescribed deadline may subject you to
fines, imprisonment, or both.
BASIC INFORMATION:
Name: .......................................................
Job title:...................................................
Office, department, or agency that requires you to file this
form:........................................................
Other offices, departments, or agencies that require you to
file a Statement of Economic Interests form: ................
Full mailing address: .......................................
Preferred e-mail address (optional) .........................
QUESTIONS:
1. If you have any single asset that was worth more than
$25,000 as of the end of the preceding calendar year and is
held in your name, held jointly by you with your spouse, or
held jointly by you with your minor child, list such assets
below. In the case of investment real estate, list the city and
state where the investment real estate is located. If you do
not have any such assets, list "none" below.
.............................................................
.............................................................

SB4018 - 15 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
2. Excluding the position for which you are required to
file this form, list the source of any income in excess of
$10,000 in income as reported on your federal income tax return
covering the preceding calendar year, including a general
description of the type of services provided in that source of
income. If you sold an asset that produced more than $10,000 in
capital gains in the preceding calendar year, list the name of
the asset and the transaction date on which the sale or
transfer took place. If you had no other sources of income
exceeding $10,000, list "none" below.
Source of Income / Name of Date Sold (if applicable)
Asset
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
3. Excluding debts incurred on terms available to the
general public, such as mortgages, student loans, and credit
card debts, if you owed any single debt in the preceding
calendar year exceeding $25,000, list the creditor of the debt
below. If you had no such debts, list "none" below.
List the creditor for all applicable debts owed by you,
owed jointly by you with your spouse, or owed jointly by you

SB4018 - 16 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
with your minor child. In addition to the types of debts listed
above, you do not need to report any debts to or from financial
institutions or government agencies, such as debts secured by
automobiles, household furniture or appliances, as long as the
debt was made on terms available to the general public, debts
to members of your family, or debts to or from a political
committee registered with the Illinois State Board of Elections
or any political committee, principal campaign committee, or
authorized committee registered with the Federal Election
Commission.
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
4. Excluding debts owed to you by members of your family or
by a political committee, if there is any entity or person who
owed any debt to you in the preceding calendar year exceeding
$25,000, list the debtor below. If no such debts were owed to
you, list "none" below.
List the debtor for all applicable debts owed to you, owed
jointly to you with your spouse, or owed jointly to you with
your minor child. You do not need to report loans made to
members of your family or to a political committee registered
with the Illinois State Board of Elections or any political
committee, principal campaign committee, or authorized
committee registered with the Federal Election Commission.

SB4018 - 17 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
5. If you maintain an economic relationship with a lobbyist
or if a member of your immediate family is known to you to be a
lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State of
Illinois, list the name of the lobbyist below and identify the
nature of your relationship with the lobbyist. If you do not
have an economic relationship with a lobbyist, list "none"
below.
Name of Lobbyist Relationship to Filer
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
6. List the name of any person, organization, or entity
that was the source of a gift or gifts, or honorarium or
honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of
$1,000 received during the preceding calendar year.
.............................................................
.............................................................
.............................................................
VERIFICATION:
"I declare that this statement of economic interests
(including any attachments) has been examined by me and to the

SB4018 - 18 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete
statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for
willfully filing a false or incomplete statement is a fine not
to exceed $2,500 or imprisonment in a penal institution other
than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and
imprisonment."
Printed Name of Filer........................................
Date.........................................................
Signature....................................................
If this statement of economic interests requires ethics officer
review prior to filing, the applicable ethics officer must
complete the following:
CERTIFICATION OF ETHICS OFFICER REVIEW:
"In accordance with law, as Ethics Officer, I reviewed this
statement of economic interests prior to its filing."
Printed Name of Ethics Officer...............................
Date.........................................................
Signature....................................................
Preferred e-mail address (optional) .........................
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
.............................................................

SB4018 - 19 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
(name)
.............................................................
(each office or position of employment for which this statement
is filed)
.............................................................
(full mailing address)
GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
the statement.
Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
listing.
1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership
interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
instrument need be listed.
Business Entity Instrument of Ownership
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................

SB4018 - 20 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
professional organization in which the person making the
statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
calendar year.
Name Address Type of Practice
.................... .................... .....................
.................... .................... .....................
.................... .................... .....................
3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income
exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
making the statement.
.............................................................
.............................................................
4. List the identity (including the address or legal
description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
preceding calendar year.
.............................................................
.............................................................
5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom

SB4018 - 21 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
the person making the statement maintains a close economic
association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic
activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
is lobbying.
Lobbyist Legislative Matter Client or Principal
.................... .................... .....................
.................... .................... .....................
6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
services and the title or description of any position held in
that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
Entity Position Held
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
............................... ...............................
7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
which the person is required to file.
.............................................................

SB4018 - 22 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
.............................................................
8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
year.
.............................................................
VERIFICATION:
"I declare that this statement of economic interests
(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
................ ..........................................
(date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)
(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
(5 ILCS 420/4A-108)
Sec. 4A-108. Internet-based systems of filing.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any
other law, the Secretary of State and county clerks are
authorized to institute an Internet-based system for the filing
of statements of economic interests in their offices. With

SB4018 - 23 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
respect to county clerk systems, the determination to institute
such a system shall be in the sole discretion of the county
clerk and shall meet the requirements set out in this Section.
With respect to a Secretary of State system, the determination
to institute such a system shall be in the sole discretion of
the Secretary of State and shall meet the requirements set out
in this Section and those Sections of the State Officials and
Employees Ethics Act requiring ethics officer review prior to
filing. The system shall be capable of allowing an ethics
officer to approve a statement of economic interests and shall
include a means to amend a statement of economic interests.
When this Section does not modify or remove the requirements
set forth elsewhere in this Article, those requirements shall
apply to any system of Internet-based filing authorized by this
Section. When this Section does modify or remove the
requirements set forth elsewhere in this Article, the
provisions of this Section shall apply to any system of
Internet-based filing authorized by this Section.
(b) In any system of Internet-based filing of statements of
economic interests instituted by the Secretary of State or a
county clerk:
(1) Any filing of an Internet-based statement of
economic interests shall be the equivalent of the filing of
a verified, written statement of economic interests as
required by Section 4A-101 or 4A-101.5 and the equivalent
of the filing of a verified, dated, and signed statement of

SB4018 - 24 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
economic interests as required by Section 4A-103 4A-104.
(2) The Secretary of State and county clerks who
institute a system of Internet-based filing of statements
of economic interests shall establish a password-protected
website to receive the filings of such statements. A
website established under this Section shall set forth and
provide a means of responding to the items set forth in
Section 4A-103 4A-102 that are required of a person who
files a statement of economic interests with that officer.
A website established under this Section shall set forth
and provide a means of generating a printable receipt page
acknowledging filing.
(3) The times for the filing of statements of economic
interests set forth in Section 4A-105 shall be followed in
any system of Internet-based filing of statements of
economic interests; provided that a candidate for elective
office who is required to file a statement of economic
interests in relation to his or her candidacy pursuant to
Section 4A-105(a) shall receive a written or printed
receipt for his or her filing.
A candidate filing for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer,
Comptroller, State Senate, or State House of
Representatives shall not use the Internet to file his or
her statement of economic interests, but shall file his or
her statement of economic interests in a written or printed

SB4018 - 25 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
form and shall receive a written or printed receipt for his
or her filing. Annually, the duly appointed ethics officer
for each legislative caucus shall certify to the Secretary
of State whether his or her caucus members will file their
statements of economic interests electronically or in a
written or printed format for that year. If the ethics
officer for a caucus certifies that the statements of
economic interests shall be written or printed, then
members of the General Assembly of that caucus shall not
use the Internet to file his or her statement of economic
interests, but shall file his or her statement of economic
interests in a written or printed form and shall receive a
written or printed receipt for his or her filing. If no
certification is made by an ethics officer for a
legislative caucus, or if a member of the General Assembly
is not affiliated with a legislative caucus, then the
affected member or members of the General Assembly may file
their statements of economic interests using the Internet.
(4) In the first year of the implementation of a system
of Internet-based filing of statements of economic
interests, each person required to file such a statement is
to be notified in writing of his or her obligation to file
his or her statement of economic interests by way of the
Internet-based system. If access to the website web site
requires a code or password, this information shall be
included in the notice prescribed by this paragraph.

SB4018 - 26 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
(5) When a person required to file a statement of
economic interests has supplied the Secretary of State or a
county clerk, as applicable, with an email address for the
purpose of receiving notices under this Article by email, a
notice sent by email to the supplied email address shall be
the equivalent of a notice sent by first class mail, as set
forth in Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5. A person who has
supplied such an email address shall notify the Secretary
of State or county clerk, as applicable, when his or her
email address changes or if he or she no longer wishes to
receive notices by email.
(6) If any person who is required to file a statement
of economic interests and who has chosen to receive notices
by email fails to file his or her statement by May 10, then
the Secretary of State or county clerk, as applicable,
shall send an additional email notice on that date,
informing the person that he or she has not filed and
describing the penalties for late filing and failing to
file. This notice shall be in addition to other notices
provided for in this Article.
(7) The Secretary of State and each county clerk who
institutes a system of Internet-based filing of statements
of economic interests may also institute an Internet-based
process for the filing of the list of names and addresses
of persons required to file statements of economic
interests by the chief administrative officers that must

SB4018 - 27 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
file such information with the Secretary of State or county
clerk, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4A-106 or
4A-106.5. Whenever the Secretary of State or a county clerk
institutes such a system under this paragraph, every chief
administrative officer must use the system to file this
information.
(8) The Secretary of State and any county clerk who
institutes a system of Internet-based filing of statements
of economic interests shall post the contents of such
statements filed with him or her available for inspection
and copying on a publicly accessible website. Such postings
shall not include the addresses or signatures of the
filers.
(Source: P.A. 100-1041, eff. 1-1-19; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19;
revised 9-12-19.)
(5 ILCS 420/4A-104 rep.)
Section 10. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
by repealing Section 4A-104.
Section 98. Applicability. The provisions of this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly concerning
statements of economic interests shall apply to statements of
economic interests filed in 2021 and for each year thereafter.
Any statement of economic interests filed prior to 2021 shall
apply the law in effect before the effective date of this

SB4018 - 28 - LRB101 22344 RJF 73388 b
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.