Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. With respect to applicants for gubernatorial appointment to boards, commissions, authorities, and task forces, requires that (i) an applicant must provide specified documents to the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions, (ii) the Office must hold a public hearing before appointing or nominating an applicant, (iii) the Office must provide to the Senate specified information on any applicant nominated for Senate confirmation, and (iv) the Office must post specified information on its website about appointment requirements, applicants, and appointees. Requires all applicants and appointees, whether or not the position requires Senate confirmation, to file statements of economic interests (now, nominees for and appointees to positions requiring Senate confirmation must file statements). Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0542 [SB0189 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2009-05-28	53	1	0	0	54	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2009-05-28	53	1	0	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-05-27	116	0	0	0	116	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-04-29	50	0	4	0	54	Passed	Link	View