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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3957 Introduced 11/12/2019, by Rep. Allen Skillicorn SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5 ILCS 420/2-104 | from Ch. 127, par. 602-104 |
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator may accept or participate in any way in any representation
case that involves property tax appeals. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB3957 | | LRB101 15181 RJF 64337 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Section 2-104 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 420/2-104) (from Ch. 127, par. 602-104)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-104. No legislator may accept or participate in any |
| 8 | | way in any representation
case, as that term is defined in |
| 9 | | Section 1-113, before (1) before the Court of
Claims of this |
| 10 | | State; or (2) before the Illinois Workers' Compensation
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| 11 | | Commission,
when the State of Illinois is the respondent; or |
| 12 | | (3) that involves property tax appeals.
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| 13 | | This Section does not prohibit participation in such a |
| 14 | | representation
case by a person with whom the legislator |
| 15 | | maintains a close economic
association, unless the fact of that |
| 16 | | association is used to influence or
attempt to influence the |
| 17 | | State agency in the rendering of its decision.
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| 18 | | A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 93-721, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 21 | | becoming law.
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