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90_HB1074eng
5 ILCS 420/1-105 from Ch. 127, par. 601-105
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act by making a
technical change to the Section defining "economic
opportunity".
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1 AN ACT concerning government officials, amending named
2 Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
6 amended by changing Sections 2-110 and 3-101 as follows:
7 (5 ILCS 420/2-110)
8 Sec. 2-110. Honoraria.
9 (a) No official as defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist
10 Registration Act member of the General Assembly shall accept
11 any honorarium.
12 (b) As used in this Section:
13 "Honorarium" means a payment of money or other item of
14 more than nominal value to an official as defined in Section
15 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act to a member of the General
16 Assembly for an appearance or speech, excluding any actual
17 and necessary travel expenses incurred by the person member
18 of the General Assembly (and one relative) to the extent that
19 those expenses are paid by any other person. "Honorarium"
20 does not include (i) cash payments made on behalf of the
21 person a member of the General Assembly to an organization
22 that has received or applied for tax-exempt status described
23 under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
24 (ii) an agent's fee or commission, or (iii) funds reported
25 under Article 9 of the Election Code.
26 "Travel expense" means the necessary and reasonable cost
27 of transportation and the necessary and reasonable cost of
28 lodging and meals incurred while a person is away from his or
29 her residence or principal place of employment.
30 (c) Any honorarium or honoraria accepted in violation of
31 this Section shall be surrendered to the State Treasurer and
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1 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)
3 (5 ILCS 420/3-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-101)
4 Sec. 3-101.
5 (a) No official as defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist
6 Registration Act may receive anything of value from a person
7 or entity required to register as a lobbyist under the
8 Lobbyist Registration Act, regardless of whether that person
9 or entity actually registered under the Act. No legislator
10 may solicit, accept, or agree to accept, gifts, loans,
11 gratuities, discounts, favors, hospitality, or services
12 having an aggregate value of $100 or more in any calendar
13 year from any one person known to have legislative interests,
14 under circumstances from which it could reasonably be
15 inferred that a major purpose of the donor is to influence
16 him in the performance of his official duties.
17 (b) This Section does not apply to:
18 (1) any political contribution, in cash or in kind, if
19 such contribution is actually used for political purposes, is
20 required to be and is reported under Article 9 of the
21 Election Code, and does not violate any law; (2) the purchase
22 of tickets to, or advertisements in journals for, political
23 or testimonial dinners; or
24 (2)(3) a commercially reasonable loan evidenced in
25 writing with repayment due by a date certain made in the
26 ordinary course of business;.
27 (3) gifts of nominal value, such as plaques, trophies,
28 or certificates, given in recognition of the official's
29 public service;
30 (4) novelty items of less than $25 value given as
31 mementos of the official's participation in a public event;
32 (5) meals and drinks;
33 (6) publications intended to provide information in a
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1 field within the official's public duties.
2 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
3 Section 10. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
4 adding Section 6.5 as follows:
5 (25 ILCS 170/6.5 new)
6 Sec. 6.5. Copy of reports to officials.
7 (a) Every person required to register as prescribed in
8 Section 3 and required to file a report with the Secretary of
9 State as prescribed in Section 6 shall, at the time of filing
10 the report, also provide a copy of the report to each
11 official listed in the report by first class mail or hand
12 delivery.
13 (b) Failure to provide a copy of the report to an
14 official listed in the report within the time designated in
15 Section 6 shall constitute a violation of this Act.
16 Section 99. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.