HB3957 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3957

Introduced 11/12/2019, by Rep. Allen Skillicorn

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 420/2-104

from Ch. 127, par. 602-104

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator may accept or participate in any way in any representation case that involves property tax appeals. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

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 Section 2-104 as follows:

(5 ILCS 420/2-104) (from Ch. 127, par. 602-104)

Sec. 2-104. No legislator may accept or participate in any way in any representation case, as that term is defined in Section 1-113, before (1) before the Court of Claims of this State; or (2) before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, when the State of Illinois is the respondent; or (3) that involves property tax appeals.

This Section does not prohibit participation in such a representation case by a person with whom the legislator maintains a close economic association, unless the fact of that association is used to influence or attempt to influence the State agency in the rendering of its decision.

A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 93-721, eff. 1-1-05.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.