Full Text of HB4042 101st General Assembly
HB4042 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB4042 Introduced 1/13/2020, by Rep. Carol Ammons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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5 ILCS 420/2-101 | from Ch. 127, par. 602-101 |
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation: (1) act as a lobbyist or otherwise act in a capacity that would require that person to register as a lobbyist; or (2) communicate with any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any official of any unit of local government or school district for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action. Provides that any person who violates the provisions commits a Class A misdemeanor and, if a member of the General Assembly, shall forfeit his or her office. Defines terms. Repeals current provisions banning members of the General Assembly from lobbying. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 2-101 as follows:
| 6 | | (5 ILCS 420/2-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)
| 7 | | Sec. 2-101. Prohibition on lobbying. | 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, | 9 | | on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 10 | | 101st General Assembly, a member of the General Assembly, his | 11 | | or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that | 12 | | member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation: | 13 | | (1) act as a lobbyist or otherwise act in a capacity | 14 | | that would require that person to register as a lobbyist | 15 | | under the Lobbyist Registration Act or any lobbyist | 16 | | registration ordinance adopted by a unit of local | 17 | | government or school district; or | 18 | | (2) communicate with any official of the executive or | 19 | | legislative branch of State government or any official of | 20 | | any unit of local government or school district for the | 21 | | ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, | 22 | | legislative, or administrative action. | 23 | | (b) Any person who violates the provisions of this Section |
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| 1 | | commits a Class A misdemeanor and, if a member of the General | 2 | | Assembly, shall forfeit his or her office. | 3 | | (c) For purposes of this Section only: | 4 | | "Lobbyist" means an individual who, by acting directly, | 5 | | does any of the following: | 6 | | (1) Receives compensation to encourage the passage, | 7 | | defeat, approval, veto, or modification of legislation, a | 8 | | rule, or an executive order by the members of the General | 9 | | Assembly, a State agency, or any statewide or local elected | 10 | | official or governing body. | 11 | | (2) Is a designated representative of an organization | 12 | | which has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the | 13 | | passage, defeat, approval, veto, or modification of | 14 | | legislation, a rule, or an executive order before the | 15 | | General Assembly, a State agency, or any statewide or local | 16 | | elected official or governing body. | 17 | | (3) Represents the position of a federal, State, or | 18 | | local government body or agency, in which the person serves | 19 | | or is employed as the designated representative, for | 20 | | purposes of encouraging the passage, defeat, approval, | 21 | | veto, or modification of legislation, a rule, or an | 22 | | executive order by members of the General Assembly, a State | 23 | | agency, or any statewide or local elected official or | 24 | | governing body. | 25 | | "Lobbyist" does not include an individual who is a member, | 26 | | director, trustee, officer, or committee member of a business, |
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| 1 | | trade, labor, farm, professional, religious, education, or | 2 | | charitable association, foundation, or organization who is not | 3 | | paid compensation and is not otherwise specifically designated | 4 | | as a lobbyist under this Act. | 5 | | "Official of any unit of local government or school | 6 | | district" means any elected or appointed official of a unit of | 7 | | local government or school district. | 8 | | "Official of the executive or legislative branch of State | 9 | | government" has the meaning provided in subsection (c) of | 10 | | Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act. | 11 | | No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that term is defined
| 12 | | in Section 1-109, if he accepts compensation specifically | 13 | | attributable
to such lobbying, other than that provided by law | 14 | | for members of the
General Assembly. Nothing in this Section | 15 | | prohibits a legislator from
lobbying without compensation.
| 16 | | A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A | 17 | | misdemeanor.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.
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