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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0335
Introduced 1/21/2005, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires the Secretary of State to compile, maintain, and update a list of State officials and employees who choose not to receive gifts from lobbyists. Requires that the Secretary of State include an updated printed copy of the list with each distribution of other printed materials to registrants or applicants for registration under the Act. Requires the Secretary of State to post the updated list on his or her Internet website. Requires the Secretary of State to adopt implementing rules. Effective immediately.
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LRB094 03846 JAM 33857 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 7.5 as follows:
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| (25 ILCS 170/7.5 new) |
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| Sec. 7.5. No-gift list. |
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| (a) In addition to other duties prescribed by this Act, the |
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| Secretary of State shall compile and maintain a list of State |
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| officials and employees who do not want to receive gifts from |
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| persons or entities registered or required to be registered |
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| under this Act. The inclusion on the list of a State official |
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| or employee shall be at the discretion of that official or |
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| employee, and he or she may subsequently withdraw from the |
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| list. A State official or employee who withdrew from the list |
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| may subsequently request inclusion on the list again. The |
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| Secretary of State shall inform State officials and employees |
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| of the list and shall update the list as frequently as |
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| practical in order to respond promptly to an official's or |
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| employee's request to be included on or removed from the list. |
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| (b) The Secretary of State shall include an updated printed |
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| copy of the no-gift list with each distribution under this Act |
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| of other printed material to a registrant or applicant for |
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| registration. The no-gift list shall include an explanation |
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| that the State officials and employees on the list choose not |
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| to receive gifts of any value from lobbyists. Other printed |
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| materials distributed under this Act by the Secretary of State |
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| include, but are not limited to, forms for registration and |
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| renewal, forms for expenditure reports, and individualized or |
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| standard notices. |
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| The Secretary of State shall post the updated no-gift list |
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| on the Secretary's official Internet website. |