99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3409

 

Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
25 ILCS 170/6  from Ch. 63, par. 176

    Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires salaries, fees, and other compensation paid to a registrant under the Act for the purposes of lobbying to be disclosed on a lobbying entity report (currently, need not be disclosed).


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
5changing Section 6 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 170/6)  (from Ch. 63, par. 176)
7    Sec. 6. Reports.
8    (a) Lobbyist reports. Except as otherwise provided in this
9Section, every lobbyist registered under this Act who is solely
10employed by a lobbying entity shall file an affirmation,
11verified under oath pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Code of
12Civil Procedure, with the Secretary of State attesting to the
13accuracy of any reports filed pursuant to subsection (b) as
14those reports pertain to work performed by the lobbyist. Any
15lobbyist registered under this Act who is not solely employed
16by a lobbying entity shall personally file reports required of
17lobbying entities pursuant to subsection (b). A lobbyist may,
18if authorized so to do by a lobbying entity by whom he or she is
19employed or retained, file lobbying entity reports pursuant to
20subsection (b) provided that the lobbying entity may delegate
21the filing of the lobbying entity report to only one lobbyist
22in any reporting period.
23    (b) Lobbying entity reports. Every lobbying entity

 

 

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1registered under this Act shall report expenditures related to
2lobbying. The report shall itemize each individual expenditure
3or transaction and shall include the name of the official on
4whose behalf the expenditure was made, the name of the client
5if the expenditure was made on behalf of a client, the total
6amount of the expenditure, a description of the expenditure,
7the vendor or purveyor to whom the expenditure was made
8(including the address or location of the expenditure), the
9date on which the expenditure occurred and the subject matter
10of the lobbying activity, if any. For those expenditures made
11on behalf of a client, if the client is a client registrant,
12the report shall also include the name and address of the
13client or clients of the client registrant or the official or
14officials on whose behalf the expenditure ultimately was made.
15Each expenditure required to be reported shall include all
16expenses made for or on behalf of an official or his or her
17immediate family member living with the official.
18    (b-1) The report shall include any change or addition to
19the client list information, required in Section 5 for
20registration, since the last report, including the names and
21addresses of all clients who retained the lobbying entity
22together with an itemized description for each client of the
23following: (1) lobbying regarding executive action, including
24the name of any executive agency lobbied and the subject
25matter; (2) lobbying regarding legislative action, including
26the General Assembly and any other agencies lobbied and the

 

 

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1subject matter; and (3) lobbying regarding administrative
2action, including the agency lobbied and the subject matter.
3Registrants who made no reportable expenditures during a
4reporting period shall file a report stating that no
5expenditures were incurred.
6    (b-2) Expenditures attributable to lobbying officials
7shall be listed and reported according to the following
8categories:
9        (1) Travel and lodging on behalf of others, including,
10    but not limited to, all travel and living accommodations
11    made for or on behalf of State officials during sessions of
12    the General Assembly.
13        (2) Meals, beverages and other entertainment.
14        (3) Gifts (indicating which, if any, are on the basis
15    of personal friendship).
16        (4) Honoraria.
17        (4.5) Salaries, fees, and other compensation paid to
18    the registrant for the purposes of lobbying.
19        (5) Any other thing or service of value not listed
20    under categories (1) through (4.5) (4), setting forth a
21    description of the expenditure. The category travel and
22    lodging includes, but is not limited to, all travel and
23    living accommodations made for or on behalf of State
24    officials in the State capital during sessions of the
25    General Assembly.
26    (b-3) Expenditures incurred for hosting receptions,

 

 

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1benefits and other large gatherings held for purposes of
2goodwill or otherwise to influence executive, legislative or
3administrative action to which there are 25 or more State
4officials invited shall be reported listing only the total
5amount of the expenditure, the date of the event, and the
6estimated number of officials in attendance.
7    (b-7) Matters excluded from reports. The following items
8need not be included in the report:
9        (1) Reasonable and bona fide expenditures made by the
10    registrant who is a member of a legislative or State study
11    commission or committee while attending and participating
12    in meetings and hearings of such commission or committee.
13        (2) Reasonable and bona fide expenditures made by the
14    registrant for personal sustenance, lodging, travel,
15    office expenses and clerical or support staff.
16        (3) (Blank). Salaries, fees, and other compensation
17    paid to the registrant for the purposes of lobbying.
18        (4) Any contributions required to be reported under
19    Article 9 of the Election Code.
20        (5) Expenditures made by a registrant on behalf of an
21    official that are returned or reimbursed prior to the
22    deadline for submission of the report.
23    (c) A registrant who terminates employment or duties which
24required him to register under this Act shall give the
25Secretary of State, within 30 days after the date of such
26termination, written notice of such termination and shall

 

 

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1include therewith a report of the expenditures described
2herein, covering the period of time since the filing of his
3last report to the date of termination of employment. Such
4notice and report shall be final and relieve such registrant of
5further reporting under this Act, unless and until he later
6takes employment or assumes duties requiring him to again
7register under this Act.
8    (d) Failure to file any such report within the time
9designated or the reporting of incomplete information shall
10constitute a violation of this Act.
11    A registrant shall preserve for a period of 2 years all
12receipts and records used in preparing reports under this Act.
13    (e) Within 30 days after a filing deadline or as provided
14by rule, the lobbyist shall notify each official on whose
15behalf an expenditure has been reported. Notification shall
16include the name of the registrant, the total amount of the
17expenditure, a description of the expenditure, the date on
18which the expenditure occurred, and the subject matter of the
19lobbying activity.
20    (f) A report for the period beginning January 1, 2010 and
21ending on June 30, 2010 shall be filed no later than July 15,
222010, and a report for the period beginning July 1, 2010 and
23ending on December 31, 2010 shall be filed no later than
24January 15, 2011. Beginning January 1, 2011, reports shall be
25filed semi-monthly as follows: (i) for the period beginning the
26first day of the month through the 15th day of the month, the

 

 

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1report shall be filed no later than the 20th day of the month
2and (ii) for the period beginning on the 16th day of the month
3through the last day of the month, the report shall be filed no
4later than the 5th day of the following month. A report filed
5under this Act is due in the Office of the Secretary of State
6no later than the close of business on the date on which it is
7required to be filed.
8    (g) All reports filed under this Act shall be filed in a
9format or on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State.
10(Source: P.A. 98-459, eff. 1-1-14.)