101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3872
 
Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
 
5 ILCS 420/3A-35

     Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no spouse of a member of the General Assembly shall be appointed to a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body authorized or created by State law if such appointment offers compensation for service as a member of that body. Specifies that this requirement shall only apply to persons appointed to a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective January 1, 2021.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended  
5by adding Section 3A-35 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/3A-35)

7    Sec. 3A-35. Conflicts of interests.

8    (a) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of 
9Section 50-13 of the
Illinois Procurement Code, it is unlawful 
10for an
appointed member of a board, commission, authority, or 
11task force authorized
or created by State law or by executive 
12order of the Governor, the spouse of
the appointee, or an 
13immediate family
member of the appointee living in the 
14appointee's residence to have or acquire
a contract or have or 
15acquire a direct pecuniary interest in a contract with
the 
16State that relates to the board, commission, authority, or task 
17force of
which he or she is an appointee during and for one 
18year after the conclusion
of the person's term of office.

19    (b) If (i) a person subject to subsection (a) is entitled 
20to receive more
than 7
1/2% of the total distributable income 
21of a partnership, association,
corporation, or other business 
22entity or (ii) a person subject to subsection
(a) together with 
23his or her
spouse and immediate family members living in that 
 
 
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1person's residence are
entitled to receive more than 15%, in 
2the aggregate, of the total distributable
income of a 
3partnership, association, corporation, or other business 
4entity
then it is unlawful for
that partnership, association, 
5corporation, or other business entity to have or
acquire a 
6contract or a
direct pecuniary interest in a contract 
7prohibited by subsection (a) during
and for one year after the 
8conclusion of the person's term of office.



9    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
10no spouse of a member of the General Assembly shall be 
11appointed to a board, commission, authority, task force, or 
12other similar body authorized or created by State law if such 
13appointment offers compensation for service as a member of that 
14body. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall only apply to 
15persons appointed to a board, commission, authority, task 
16force, or other similar body on and after the effective date of 
17this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. 
18(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
201, 2021.