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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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by changing Sections 2-101, 3-105, and 3-106 and by adding
6Section 2-104.5 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/2-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)
8    Sec. 2-101. Subject to the provisions of Section 2-104.5,
9no No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that term is
10defined in Section 1-109, if he accepts compensation
11specifically attributable to such lobbying, other than that
12provided by law for members of the General Assembly. Nothing in
13this Section prohibits a legislator from lobbying without
14compensation.
15    A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
16misdemeanor.
17(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
 
18    (5 ILCS 420/2-104.5 new)
19    Sec. 2-104.5. Lobbying units of local government;
20representation cases.
21    (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-101, no
22legislator or any other person holding elected office in this

 

 

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1State may engage in lobbying units of local government in
2promotion or opposition of a matter of interest during his or
3her term of office.
4    (b) No legislator or any other person holding elected
5office in this State may accept or participate in any way in
6any representation case before a unit of local government in
7this State during his or her term office.
8    (c) A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
9misdemeanor.
 
10    (5 ILCS 420/3-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 603-105)
11    Sec. 3-105. No legislator may accept a representation case
12where there is substantial reason for him to believe that it is
13being offered with intent to obtain improper influence over a
14State agency.
15    No legislator or any other elected official in this State
16may accept a representation case where there is substantial
17reason for him or her to believe that it is being offered with
18intent to obtain improper influence over a unit of local
19government.
20(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 420/3-106)  (from Ch. 127, par. 603-106)
22    Sec. 3-106. No legislator may use or attempt to use
23improper means to influence a State agency in any
24representation case in which the legislator or any person with

 

 

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1whom he maintains a close economic association is
2participating.
3    No legislator or any other elected official in this State
4may use or attempt to use improper means to influence a unit of
5local government in any representation case, or a
6representation case in which any person with whom a legislator
7or other elected official maintains a close economic
8association is participating.
9(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)