Rep. John E. Bradley
Filed: 1/9/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1066 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1066, AS AMENDED, 
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
43, on page 5, line 24 by changing "16b" to "16b, 16c"; and


 

5on page 87, by inserting immediately below line 8 the 
6following:
 
7    "(820 ILCS 305/16c new)
8    Sec.  16c. Thing of value; disclosure. Whenever an attorney 
9or group of attorneys representing petitioners or respondents 
10before the Commission gives a thing of value to a client, or to 
11a person from which it receives client referrals, the attorney 
12or group of attorneys shall disclose the acceptance of that 
13thing of value to the Commission in a form and manner 
14prescribed by the Commission. For purposes of this Section, 
15"thing of value" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment, 
16hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or 
 
 
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1intangible item having monetary value including, but not 
2limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria. For purposes 
3of this Section, "person" means any individual, firm, 
4partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other 
5organization or group of persons, including labor 
6organizations.
7    The Commission may promulgate rules to implement and 
8further define the disclosure requirement set forth in this 
9Section.".