Full Text of HB4919 101st General Assembly
HB4919 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB4919 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Margo McDermed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 5 ILCS 420/3-108 new | |
5 ILCS 420/3-202 rep. | |
5 ILCS 420/3-203 rep. | |
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator shall vote on a question in connection with a conflict of interest in either house of the General Assembly, or in a committee thereof, or attempt to influence the outcome of that question unless a presiding officer of the General Assembly requires that legislator to vote or advises that legislator that there is no conflict. Defines "conflict of interest". Makes conforming changes.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning 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 adding Section 3-108 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 420/3-108 new) | 7 | | Sec. 3-108. Legislator conflicts of interest. | 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, | 9 | | and in addition to any other prohibition or requirement | 10 | | specified under this Act, no legislator shall vote on a | 11 | | question in connection with a conflict of interest in either | 12 | | house of the General Assembly, or in a committee thereof, or | 13 | | attempt to influence the outcome of that question unless a | 14 | | presiding officer of the General Assembly requires that | 15 | | legislator to vote or advises that legislator that there is no | 16 | | conflict. | 17 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, "conflict of | 18 | | interest" includes situations in which: | 19 | | (1) a legislator or a member of the legislator's | 20 | | immediate family has or acquires a direct substantial | 21 | | personal financial interest, distinct from that of the | 22 | | general public, in an enterprise that would be financially | 23 | | benefited by proposed legislation, or derives a direct |
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| 1 | | substantial personal financial benefit from close economic | 2 | | association with a person known by the legislator to have a | 3 | | direct financial interest in an enterprise affected by | 4 | | proposed legislation; | 5 | | (2) a legislator or a member of the legislator's | 6 | | immediate family accepts gifts, other than campaign | 7 | | contributions duly recorded as required by law, from | 8 | | persons affected by legislation or who have an interest in | 9 | | an entity affected by proposed legislation and the | 10 | | legislator knows or reasonably should know that the purpose | 11 | | of the donor in making the gift is to influence the | 12 | | legislator in the performance of the legislator's official | 13 | | duties or vote or is intended as a reward for action on the | 14 | | legislator's part; | 15 | | (3) a legislator receives compensation or | 16 | | reimbursement not authorized by law for services, advice, | 17 | | or assistance as a legislator; | 18 | | (4) a legislator appears for, represents, or advocates | 19 | | on behalf of another before the General Assembly, unless | 20 | | without compensation and for the benefit of a citizen; | 21 | | (5) a legislator or a member of the legislator's | 22 | | immediate family accepts or engages in employment that | 23 | | could impair the legislator's judgment, or when the | 24 | | legislator knows that there is a substantial possibility | 25 | | that an opportunity for employment is being afforded the | 26 | | legislator or a member of the legislator's immediate family |
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| 1 | | with intent to influence the performance of the | 2 | | legislator's official duties, or when the legislator or a | 3 | | member of his or her immediate family stands to derive a | 4 | | personal private gain or loss from employment, because of | 5 | | legislative action, distinct from the gain or losses of | 6 | | other employees or the general community; or | 7 | | (6) a legislator or a member of the legislator's | 8 | | immediate family has an interest in legislation relating to | 9 | | a profession, trade, business, or employment in which the | 10 | | legislator or a member of the legislator's immediate family | 11 | | is engaged and the benefit derived by the legislator or a | 12 | | member of the legislator's immediate family is unique and | 13 | | distinct from that of the general public or persons engaged | 14 | | in similar professions, trades, businesses, or employment.
| 15 | | (5 ILCS 420/3-202 rep.)
| 16 | | (5 ILCS 420/3-203 rep.)
| 17 | | Section 10. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | 18 | | by repealing Sections 3-202 and 3-203.
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