101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5872

 

Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst - Jim Durkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides a lobbying prohibition for members of the General Assembly and family of members. Modifies the content of the statement of economic interests required to be filed by members of the General Assembly and candidates for nomination or election to the General Assembly. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides for a fundraising prohibition during sessions of the General Assembly. Provides a revolving door prohibition on former members of the General Assembly registering as lobbyists. Requires reporting of specified communications concerning State contracts. Provides for a prohibition on familial General Assembly employment. Provides for rights of complainants. Further modifies the duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission and Legislative Inspector General. Provides for the release of founded reports. Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides for prorated salary for members of the General Assembly. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires registration under the Act for persons lobbying units of local government and school districts. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 changing Sections 2-101, 4A-102, 4A-103, and 4A-108 and by
6adding Sections 4A-102.5 and 4A-103.5 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/2-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)
8    Sec. 2-101. Prohibition on lobbying.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
10on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
11101st General Assembly, a member of the General Assembly, his
12or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that
13member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation:
14        (1) lobby or otherwise act in a capacity that would
15    require that person to register as a lobbyist under the
16    Lobbyist Registration Act or any lobbyist registration
17    ordinance adopted by a unit of local government or school
18    district; or
19        (2) communicate with any official of the executive or
20    legislative branch of State government or any official of
21    any unit of local government or school district for the
22    ultimate purpose of influencing any executive,
23    legislative, or administrative action.

 

 

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1    (b) A person who violates the provisions of this Section is
2guilty of official misconduct under Section 33-3 of the
3Criminal Code of 2012.
4    (c) For purposes of this Section only:
5    "Lobbying" includes, but is not limited to, the meaning
6provided in Section 1-109 of this Act and the meaning provided
7in subsection (e) of Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
8Act.
9    "Official of the executive or legislative branch of State
10government" has the meaning provided in subsection (c) of
11Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act.
12No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that term is defined
13in Section 1-109, if he accepts compensation specifically
14attributable to such lobbying, other than that provided by law
15for members of the General Assembly. Nothing in this Section
16prohibits a legislator from lobbying without compensation.
17    A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
18misdemeanor.
19(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
 
20    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
21    Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
22by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
23person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
24interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the
25statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered

 

 

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1to be the same as the interest of the person making the
2statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
3statement.
4        (a) The following interests shall be listed by all
5    persons required to file, except for members of the General
6    Assembly and candidates for nomination or election to the
7    General Assembly:
8            (1) The name, address and type of practice of any
9        professional organization or individual professional
10        practice in which the person making the statement was
11        an officer, director, associate, partner or
12        proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from
13        which income in excess of $1200 was derived during the
14        preceding calendar year;
15            (2) The nature of professional services (other
16        than services rendered to the unit or units of
17        government in relation to which the person is required
18        to file) and the nature of the entity to which they
19        were rendered if fees exceeding $5,000 were received
20        during the preceding calendar year from the entity for
21        professional services rendered by the person making
22        the statement.
23            (3) The identity (including the address or legal
24        description of real estate) of any capital asset from
25        which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in
26        the preceding calendar year.

 

 

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1            (4) The name of any unit of government which has
2        employed the person making the statement during the
3        preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
4        government in relation to which the person is required
5        to file.
6            (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or
7        gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
8        the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during
9        the preceding calendar year.
10        (b) The following interests shall also be listed by
11    persons listed in items (b) (a) through (f), item (l), item
12    (n), and item (p) of Section 4A-101:
13            (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
14        entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in
15        which an ownership interest held by the person at the
16        date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
17        or from which dividends of in excess of $1,200 were
18        derived during the preceding calendar year. (In the
19        case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
20        by street address, or if none, then by legal
21        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
22        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed;
23            (2) Except for professional service entities, the
24        name of any entity and any position held therein from
25        which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during
26        the preceding calendar year, if the entity does

 

 

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1        business in the State of Illinois. No time or demand
2        deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
3        instrument need be listed.
4            (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with
5        whom the person making the statement maintains a close
6        economic association, including the name of the
7        lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or
8        matters which are the object of the lobbying activity,
9        and describing the general type of economic activity of
10        the client or principal on whose behalf that person is
11        lobbying.
12        (c) The following interests shall also be listed by
13    persons listed in items (a) through (c) and item (e) of
14    Section 4A-101.5:
15            (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
16        entity doing business with a unit of local government
17        in relation to which the person is required to file if
18        the ownership interest of the person filing is greater
19        than $5,000 fair market value as of the date of filing
20        or if dividends in excess of $1,200 were received from
21        the entity during the preceding calendar year. (In the
22        case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
23        by street address, or if none, then by legal
24        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
25        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
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1        name of any entity and any position held therein from
2        which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
3        preceding calendar year if the entity does business
4        with a unit of local government in relation to which
5        the person is required to file. No time or demand
6        deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
7        instrument need be listed.
8            (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
9        governmental action requested by any entity which has
10        applied to a unit of local government in relation to
11        which the person must file for any license, franchise
12        or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real
13        estate during the preceding calendar year if the
14        ownership interest of the person filing is in excess of
15        $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
16        income or dividends in excess of $1,200 were received
17        by the person filing from the entity during the
18        preceding calendar year.
19    For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
20government in relation to which a person required to file under
21item (e) of Section 4A-101.5 shall be the unit of local
22government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
23person is a member of the board.
24(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
25    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102.5 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 4A-102.5. General Assembly statement of economic
2interests.
3    (a) The statement of economic interests required by this
4Article for members of the General Assembly and candidates for
5nomination or election to the General Assembly shall include
6the economic interests of the person making the statement as
7provided in this Section. The interest (if constructively
8controlled by the person making the statement) of a spouse or
9any other party, shall be considered to be the same as the
10interest of the person making the statement. Campaign receipts
11shall not be included in this statement.
12    (b) The following interests shall be listed by all persons
13required to file a statement under item (a) of Section 4A-101:
14        (1) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
15    the person making the statement maintains a close economic
16    association, including the name of the lobbyist and
17    specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the
18    object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general
19    type of economic activity of the client or principal on
20    whose behalf that person is lobbying.
21        (2) The name of any entity doing business in the State
22    of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was
23    derived during the preceding calendar year other than for
24    professional services and the title or description of any
25    position held in that entity.
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1    members of the person's immediate family (spouse and minor
2    children residing with the person) whether in the form of
3    stock, bond, dividend, interest, trust, realty, rent,
4    certificate of deposit, deposit in any financial
5    institution, pension plan, Keogh plan, Individual
6    Retirement Account, equity or creditor interest in any
7    corporation, proprietorship, partnership, instrument of
8    indebtedness, or otherwise. Every source of noninvestment
9    income in the form of a fee, commission, compensation,
10    compensation for personal service, royalty, pension,
11    honorarium, or otherwise must also be listed. No
12    reimbursement of expenses by any unit of government and no
13    interest in deferred compensation under a plan
14    administered by the State of Illinois need be listed. No
15    amounts or account numbers need be listed. In listing his
16    or her personal residence, the person shall not state the
17    address. Current economic interests shall be as of a date
18    within 30 days preceding the date of filing the statement.
19        (4) Former economic interests of the type required to
20    be disclosed in response to paragraph (3) which were held
21    by the person or any member of the person's immediate
22    family (spouse and minor children residing with the person)
23    during the year preceding the date of disclosure. Current
24    economic interests listed in response to paragraph (3) need
25    not be listed. No amounts or account numbers need be
26    listed. In listing his or her personal residence, the

 

 

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1    person shall not state the address.
2        (5) A list of every office, directorship, and salaried
3    employment of the person and members of the person's
4    immediate family (spouse and minor children residing with
5    the person). Exclude unsalaried positions in religious,
6    social, or fraternal organizations, and honorary
7    positions.
8        (6) Any fiduciary position, including executorships
9    and trusteeships of the person and members of the person's
10    immediate family (spouse and any minor child residing with
11    the person).
12        (7) The name of the donor and a brief description of
13    any gifts received by the person or members of the person's
14    immediate family (spouse and minor children residing with
15    the person). Gifts of transportation, food, lodging, or
16    entertainment having a value in excess of $250 must be
17    reported. All other gifts having a value in excess of $100
18    must be reported. Gifts between the person and his or her
19    spouse, children, or parents shall not be reported.
20        (8) Any other economic interest or relationship of the
21    person or of members of the person's immediate family
22    (spouse and minor children residing with the person) which
23    could create a conflict of interest for the person in his
24    or her capacity as a member of the General Assembly, other
25    than those listed in paragraphs (1) through (7).
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
2    Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
3by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State, except
4for those statements filed by members of the General Assembly
5and candidates for nomination or election to the General
6Assembly under Section 4A-103.5, shall be filled in by
7typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified, dated, and
8signed by the person making the statement and shall contain
9substantially the following:
10
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
11
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
12.............................................................
13(name)
14.............................................................
15(each office or position of employment for which this statement
16is filed)
17.............................................................
18(full mailing address)
19GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
20    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
21making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
22considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
23the statement.
24    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
25    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
26listing.

 

 

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1    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
2doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership
3interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
4of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
5of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
6the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
7street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
8or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
9instrument need be listed.
10Business EntityInstrument of Ownership
11..............................................................
12..............................................................
13..............................................................
14..............................................................
15    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
16professional organization in which the person making the
17statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
18proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
19income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
20calendar year.
21NameAddressType of Practice
22.............................................................
23.............................................................
24.............................................................
25    3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
26than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income

 

 

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1exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
2rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
3making the statement.
4.............................................................
5.............................................................
6    4. List the identity (including the address or legal
7description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
8capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
9preceding calendar year.
10.............................................................
11.............................................................
12    5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
13the person making the statement maintains a close economic
14association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
15the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
16lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic
17activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
18is lobbying.
19LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
20.............................................................
21.............................................................
22    6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
23of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
24during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
25services and the title or description of any position held in
26that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof

 

 

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1shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
2description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
3institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
4EntityPosition Held
5..............................................................
6..............................................................
7..............................................................
8    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
9the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
10year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
11which the person is required to file.
12.............................................................
13.............................................................
14    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
15or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
16in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
17year.
18.............................................................
19VERIFICATION:
20    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
21(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
22examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
23true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
24as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
25understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
26incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or

 

 

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1imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
2not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
3................  ..........................................
4(date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
5(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103.5 new)
7    Sec. 4A-103.5. The statement of economic interests
8required by this Article to be filed by members of the General
9Assembly and candidates for nomination or election to the
10General Assembly with the Secretary of State shall be filled in
11by typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified, dated, and
12signed by the person making the statement and shall contain
13substantially the following:
14
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
15
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
16.............................................................
17(name)
18.............................................................
19(each office or position of employment for which this statement
20is filed)
21.............................................................
22(full mailing address)
23GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
24    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
25making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be

 

 

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1considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
2the statement.
3    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
4    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
5listing.
6    1. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
7the person making the statement maintains a close economic
8association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
9the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
10lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic
11activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
12is lobbying.
13LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
14.............................................................
15.............................................................
16    2. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
17of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
18during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
19services and the title or description of any position held in
20that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
21shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
22description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
23institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
24EntityPosition Held
25..............................................................
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1..............................................................
2    3. List current economic interests, whether in the form of
3stock, bond, dividend, interest, trust, realty, rent,
4certificate of deposit, deposit in any financial institution,
5pension plan, Keogh plan, Individual Retirement Account,
6equity or creditor interest in any corporation,
7proprietorship, partnership, instrument of indebtedness, or
8otherwise, and every source of noninvestment income in the form
9of a fee, commission, compensation, compensation for personal
10service, royalty, pension, honorarium, or otherwise.
11.............................................................
12.............................................................
13    4. List former economic interests of the type required to
14be disclosed in response to paragraph 3 which were held during
15the year preceding the date of disclosure.
16.............................................................
17.............................................................
18    5. List every office, directorship, and salaried
19employment, excluding unsalaried positions in religious,
20social, or fraternal organizations, and honorary positions.
21.............................................................
22.............................................................
23    6. List any fiduciary position, including executorships
24and trusteeships.
25.............................................................
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1    7. List the name of the donor and a brief description of
2any gifts received. Gifts of transportation, food, lodging, or
3entertainment having a value in excess of $250 must be
4reported. All other gifts having a value in excess of $100 must
5be reported. Gifts between provided by a spouse, children, or
6parents need not be reported.
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9    8. List any other economic interest which could create a
10conflict of interest as a member of the General Assembly, other
11than those listed in paragraphs 1 through 7.
12.............................................................
13.............................................................
 
14    (5 ILCS 420/4A-108)
15    Sec. 4A-108. Internet-based systems of filing.
16    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any
17other law, the Secretary of State and county clerks are
18authorized to institute an Internet-based system for the filing
19of statements of economic interests in their offices. With
20respect to county clerk systems, the determination to institute
21such a system shall be in the sole discretion of the county
22clerk and shall meet the requirements set out in this Section.
23With respect to a Secretary of State system, the determination
24to institute such a system shall be in the sole discretion of
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1in this Section and those Sections of the State Officials and
2Employees Ethics Act requiring ethics officer review prior to
3filing. The system shall be capable of allowing an ethics
4officer to approve a statement of economic interests and shall
5include a means to amend a statement of economic interests.
6When this Section does not modify or remove the requirements
7set forth elsewhere in this Article, those requirements shall
8apply to any system of Internet-based filing authorized by this
9Section. When this Section does modify or remove the
10requirements set forth elsewhere in this Article, the
11provisions of this Section shall apply to any system of
12Internet-based filing authorized by this Section.
13    (b) In any system of Internet-based filing of statements of
14economic interests instituted by the Secretary of State or a
15county clerk:
16        (1) Any filing of an Internet-based statement of
17    economic interests shall be the equivalent of the filing of
18    a verified, written statement of economic interests as
19    required by Section 4A-101 or 4A-101.5 and the equivalent
20    of the filing of a verified, dated, and signed statement of
21    economic interests as required by Section 4A-104.
22        (2) The Secretary of State and county clerks who
23    institute a system of Internet-based filing of statements
24    of economic interests shall establish a password-protected
25    website to receive the filings of such statements. A
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1    provide a means of responding to the items set forth in
2    Section 4A-102 or 4A-102.5 that are required of a person
3    who files a statement of economic interests with that
4    officer. A website established under this Section shall set
5    forth and provide a means of generating a printable receipt
6    page acknowledging filing.
7        (3) The times for the filing of statements of economic
8    interests set forth in Section 4A-105 shall be followed in
9    any system of Internet-based filing of statements of
10    economic interests; provided that a candidate for elective
11    office who is required to file a statement of economic
12    interests in relation to his or her candidacy pursuant to
13    Section 4A-105(a) shall receive a written or printed
14    receipt for his or her filing.
15        A candidate filing for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
16    Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer,
17    Comptroller, State Senate, or State House of
18    Representatives shall not use the Internet to file his or
19    her statement of economic interests, but shall file his or
20    her statement of economic interests in a written or printed
21    form and shall receive a written or printed receipt for his
22    or her filing. Annually, the duly appointed ethics officer
23    for each legislative caucus shall certify to the Secretary
24    of State whether his or her caucus members will file their
25    statements of economic interests electronically or in a
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1    officer for a caucus certifies that the statements of
2    economic interests shall be written or printed, then
3    members of the General Assembly of that caucus shall not
4    use the Internet to file his or her statement of economic
5    interests, but shall file his or her statement of economic
6    interests in a written or printed form and shall receive a
7    written or printed receipt for his or her filing. If no
8    certification is made by an ethics officer for a
9    legislative caucus, or if a member of the General Assembly
10    is not affiliated with a legislative caucus, then the
11    affected member or members of the General Assembly may file
12    their statements of economic interests using the Internet.
13        (4) In the first year of the implementation of a system
14    of Internet-based filing of statements of economic
15    interests, each person required to file such a statement is
16    to be notified in writing of his or her obligation to file
17    his or her statement of economic interests by way of the
18    Internet-based system. If access to the website web site
19    requires a code or password, this information shall be
20    included in the notice prescribed by this paragraph.
21        (5) When a person required to file a statement of
22    economic interests has supplied the Secretary of State or a
23    county clerk, as applicable, with an email address for the
24    purpose of receiving notices under this Article by email, a
25    notice sent by email to the supplied email address shall be
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1    forth in Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5. A person who has
2    supplied such an email address shall notify the Secretary
3    of State or county clerk, as applicable, when his or her
4    email address changes or if he or she no longer wishes to
5    receive notices by email.
6        (6) If any person who is required to file a statement
7    of economic interests and who has chosen to receive notices
8    by email fails to file his or her statement by May 10, then
9    the Secretary of State or county clerk, as applicable,
10    shall send an additional email notice on that date,
11    informing the person that he or she has not filed and
12    describing the penalties for late filing and failing to
13    file. This notice shall be in addition to other notices
14    provided for in this Article.
15        (7) The Secretary of State and each county clerk who
16    institutes a system of Internet-based filing of statements
17    of economic interests may also institute an Internet-based
18    process for the filing of the list of names and addresses
19    of persons required to file statements of economic
20    interests by the chief administrative officers that must
21    file such information with the Secretary of State or county
22    clerk, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4A-106 or
23    4A-106.5. Whenever the Secretary of State or a county clerk
24    institutes such a system under this paragraph, every chief
25    administrative officer must use the system to file this
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1        (8) The Secretary of State and any county clerk who
2    institutes a system of Internet-based filing of statements
3    of economic interests shall post the contents of such
4    statements filed with him or her available for inspection
5    and copying on a publicly accessible website. Such postings
6    shall not include the addresses or signatures of the
7    filers.
8(Source: P.A. 100-1041, eff. 1-1-19; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19;
9revised 9-12-19.)
 
10    Section 10. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
11amended by changing Sections 5-40, 5-45, 25-5, 25-10, 25-15,
1225-20, and 25-52 and by adding Sections 5-53, 5-70, 20-64, and
1325-64 as follows:
 
14    (5 ILCS 430/5-40)
15    Sec. 5-40. Fundraising during legislative session in
16Sangamon County. Any Except as provided in this Section, any
17executive branch constitutional officer, any candidate for an
18executive branch constitutional office, any member of the
19General Assembly, any candidate for the General Assembly, any
20political caucus of the General Assembly, or any political
21committee on behalf of any of the foregoing may not hold a
22political fundraising function in the State of Illinois
23Sangamon County on any day the legislature is in session (i)
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1of the actual adjournment dates of either house of the spring
2session and (ii) during fall veto session. For purposes of this
3Section, the legislature is not considered to be in session on
4a day that is solely a perfunctory session day or on a day when
5only a committee is meeting.
6    During the period beginning June 1 and ending on the first
7day of fall veto session each year, this Section does not apply
8to (i) a member of the General Assembly whose legislative or
9representative district is entirely within Sangamon County or
10(ii) a candidate for the General Assembly from that legislative
11or representative district.
12(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
13    (5 ILCS 430/5-45)
14    Sec. 5-45. Procurement; revolving door prohibition.
15    (a) No former officer, member, or State employee, or spouse
16or immediate family member living with such person, shall,
17within a period of one year immediately after termination of
18State employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
19compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
20the officer, member, or State employee, during the year
21immediately preceding termination of State employment,
22participated personally and substantially in the award of State
23contracts, or the issuance of State contract change orders,
24with a cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or
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1    (a-5) No officer, member, or spouse or immediate family
2member living with such person shall, during the officer or
3member's term in office or within a period of 2 years
4immediately leaving office, hold an ownership interest, other
5than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any
6gaming license under the Illinois Gambling Act, the Video
7Gaming Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or the
8Sports Wagering Act. Any member of the General Assembly or
9spouse or immediate family member living with such person who
10has an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a
11publicly traded company, in any gaming license under the
12Illinois Gambling Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
13the Video Gaming Act, or the Sports Wagering Act at the time of
14the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
15Assembly shall divest himself or herself of such ownership
16within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act
17of the 101st General Assembly. No State employee who works for
18the Illinois Gaming Board or Illinois Racing Board or spouse or
19immediate family member living with such person shall, during
20State employment or within a period of 2 years immediately
21after termination of State employment, hold an ownership
22interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded
23company, in any gaming license under the Illinois Gambling Act,
24the Video Gaming Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or
25the Sports Wagering Act.
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12021. No officer, member, or spouse or immediate family member
2living with such person, shall, during the officer or member's
3term in office or within a period of 2 years immediately after
4leaving office, hold an ownership interest, other than a
5passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis
6business establishment which is licensed under the Cannabis
7Regulation and Tax Act. Any member of the General Assembly or
8spouse or immediate family member living with such person who
9has an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a
10publicly traded company, in any cannabis business
11establishment which is licensed under the Cannabis Regulation
12and Tax Act at the time of the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall divest
14himself or herself of such ownership within one year after the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
16Assembly.
17    No State employee who works for any State agency that
18regulates cannabis business establishment license holders who
19participated personally and substantially in the award of
20licenses under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a spouse
21or immediate family member living with such person shall,
22during State employment or within a period of 2 years
23immediately after termination of State employment, hold an
24ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly
25traded company, in any cannabis license under the Cannabis
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1    (b) No former officer of the executive branch or State
2employee of the executive branch with regulatory or licensing
3authority, or spouse or immediate family member living with
4such person, shall, within a period of one year immediately
5after termination of State employment, knowingly accept
6employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
7person or entity if the officer or State employee, during the
8year immediately preceding termination of State employment,
9participated personally and substantially in making a
10regulatory or licensing decision that directly applied to the
11person or entity, or its parent or subsidiary.
12    (c) Within 6 months after the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each executive
14branch constitutional officer and legislative leader, the
15Auditor General, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Support
16Services shall adopt a policy delineating which State positions
17under his or her jurisdiction and control, by the nature of
18their duties, may have the authority to participate personally
19and substantially in the award of State contracts or in
20regulatory or licensing decisions. The Governor shall adopt
21such a policy for all State employees of the executive branch
22not under the jurisdiction and control of any other executive
23branch constitutional officer.
24    The policies required under subsection (c) of this Section
25shall be filed with the appropriate ethics commission
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1the Office of the Auditor General.
2    (d) Each Inspector General shall have the authority to
3determine that additional State positions under his or her
4jurisdiction, not otherwise subject to the policies required by
5subsection (c) of this Section, are nonetheless subject to the
6notification requirement of subsection (f) below due to their
7involvement in the award of State contracts or in regulatory or
8licensing decisions.
9    (e) The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services,
10the Auditor General, and each of the executive branch
11constitutional officers and legislative leaders subject to
12subsection (c) of this Section shall provide written
13notification to all employees in positions subject to the
14policies required by subsection (c) or a determination made
15under subsection (d): (1) upon hiring, promotion, or transfer
16into the relevant position; and (2) at the time the employee's
17duties are changed in such a way as to qualify that employee.
18An employee receiving notification must certify in writing that
19the person was advised of the prohibition and the requirement
20to notify the appropriate Inspector General in subsection (f).
21    (f) Any State employee in a position subject to the
22policies required by subsection (c) or to a determination under
23subsection (d), but who does not fall within the prohibition of
24subsection (h) below, who is offered non-State employment
25during State employment or within a period of one year
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1to accepting such non-State employment, notify the appropriate
2Inspector General. Within 10 calendar days after receiving
3notification from an employee in a position subject to the
4policies required by subsection (c), such Inspector General
5shall make a determination as to whether the State employee is
6restricted from accepting such employment by subsection (a) or
7(b). In making a determination, in addition to any other
8relevant information, an Inspector General shall assess the
9effect of the prospective employment or relationship upon
10decisions referred to in subsections (a) and (b), based on the
11totality of the participation by the former officer, member, or
12State employee in those decisions. A determination by an
13Inspector General must be in writing, signed and dated by the
14Inspector General, and delivered to the subject of the
15determination within 10 calendar days or the person is deemed
16eligible for the employment opportunity. For purposes of this
17subsection, "appropriate Inspector General" means (i) for
18members and employees of the legislative branch, the
19Legislative Inspector General; (ii) for the Auditor General and
20employees of the Office of the Auditor General, the Inspector
21General provided for in Section 30-5 of this Act; and (iii) for
22executive branch officers and employees, the Inspector General
23having jurisdiction over the officer or employee. Notice of any
24determination of an Inspector General and of any such appeal
25shall be given to the ultimate jurisdictional authority, the
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1    (g) An Inspector General's determination regarding
2restrictions under subsection (a) or (b) may be appealed to the
3appropriate Ethics Commission by the person subject to the
4decision or the Attorney General no later than the 10th
5calendar day after the date of the determination.
6    On appeal, the Ethics Commission or Auditor General shall
7seek, accept, and consider written public comments regarding a
8determination. In deciding whether to uphold an Inspector
9General's determination, the appropriate Ethics Commission or
10Auditor General shall assess, in addition to any other relevant
11information, the effect of the prospective employment or
12relationship upon the decisions referred to in subsections (a)
13and (b), based on the totality of the participation by the
14former officer, member, or State employee in those decisions.
15The Ethics Commission shall decide whether to uphold an
16Inspector General's determination within 10 calendar days or
17the person is deemed eligible for the employment opportunity.
18    (h) The following officers, members, or State employees
19shall not, within a period of one year immediately after
20termination of office or State employment, knowingly accept
21employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
22person or entity if the person or entity or its parent or
23subsidiary, during the year immediately preceding termination
24of State employment, was a party to a State contract or
25contracts with a cumulative value of $25,000 or more involving
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1the subject of a regulatory or licensing decision involving the
2officer, member, or State employee's State agency, regardless
3of whether he or she participated personally and substantially
4in the award of the State contract or contracts or the making
5of the regulatory or licensing decision in question:
6        (1) members or officers;
7        (2) members of a commission or board created by the
8    Illinois Constitution;
9        (3) persons whose appointment to office is subject to
10    the advice and consent of the Senate;
11        (4) the head of a department, commission, board,
12    division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit
13    within the government of this State;
14        (5) chief procurement officers, State purchasing
15    officers, and their designees whose duties are directly
16    related to State procurement;
17        (6) chiefs of staff, deputy chiefs of staff, associate
18    chiefs of staff, assistant chiefs of staff, and deputy
19    governors;
20        (7) employees of the Illinois Racing Board; and
21        (8) employees of the Illinois Gaming Board.
22    (h-5) A member may not be registered as a lobbyist, or make
23expenditures, receive compensation, or receive reimbursement
24for actual expenses for lobbying, within a period of one year
25immediately after termination of the member's most recent term
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1the person resigned, whichever is longer.
2    (i) For the purposes of this Section, with respect to
3officers or employees of a regional transit board, as defined
4in this Act, the phrase "person or entity" does not include:
5(i) the United States government, (ii) the State, (iii)
6municipalities, as defined under Article VII, Section 1 of the
7Illinois Constitution, (iv) units of local government, as
8defined under Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois
9Constitution, or (v) school districts.
10(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
11    (5 ILCS 430/5-53 new)
12    Sec. 5-53. Communications regarding State agency
13contracts.
14    (a) Any communication regarding a State agency contract
15received by an agency, agency head, or other agency employee
16from a member of the General Assembly, or his or her official
17representative or attorney, shall promptly be reported to that
18agency's ethics officer by the recipient of the communication
19and by any other employee of that agency who responds to the
20communication. The ethics officer shall require that the
21communication be promptly made a part of the record of the
22General Assembly, and the communication shall be made publicly
23available on the Illinois General Assembly website.
24    (b) The information provided by the ethics officer under
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1following: all written communications, all written responses
2to the communications, and a memorandum prepared by the ethics
3officer stating the nature and substance of all oral
4communications, the identity and job title of the person to
5whom each communication was made, all responses made, the
6identity and job title of the person making each response, the
7identity of each person from whom the written or oral
8communication was received, the individual or entity
9represented by that person, any action the person requested or
10recommended, the date of the relevant communication, and any
11other pertinent information.
 
12    (5 ILCS 430/5-70 new)
13    Sec. 5-70. Prohibition on familial General Assembly
14employment. No family member of a member of the General
15Assembly, including his or her spouse and any immediate family
16member living with that member, shall be employed by the
17General Assembly, or an agency under the jurisdiction of the
18General Assembly, for compensation. The requirements of this
19Section apply only during the term of office of a member of the
20General Assembly. The prohibition under this Section does not
21apply to a family member who may at the time of a member's term
22of office also be a member of the General Assembly.
 
23    (5 ILCS 430/20-64 new)
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1    (a) As used in this Section, "complainant" means a known
2person identified in a complaint filed with an Executive
3Inspector General, other than persons identified as
4complainants under Section 20-63.
5    (b) A complainant shall have the following rights:
6        (1) within 5 business days of the Executive Inspector
7    General receiving a complaint in which the complainant is
8    identified, to be notified by the Executive Inspector
9    General of the receipt of the complaint, the complainant's
10    rights, and an explanation of the process, rules, and
11    procedures related to the investigation of an allegation,
12    and the duties of the Executive Inspector General and the
13    Executive Ethics Commission;
14        (2) within 5 business days after the Executive
15    Inspector General's decision to open or close an
16    investigation into the complaint or refer the complaint to
17    another appropriate agency, to be notified of the Executive
18    Inspector General's decision; however, if the Executive
19    Inspector General reasonably determines that publicly
20    acknowledging the existence of an investigation would
21    interfere with the conduct or completion of that
22    investigation, the notification may be withheld until
23    public acknowledgment of the investigation would no longer
24    interfere with that investigation;
25        (3) after an investigation has been opened, to have any
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1    Executive Inspector General and to review, in person and in
2    the presence of the Executive Inspector General or his or
3    her designee, any transcript or interview report created
4    from that audio recorded interview. The complainant may
5    provide any supplemental statements or evidence throughout
6    the investigation;
7        (4) to have a union representative, attorney,
8    co-worker, or other support person who is not involved in
9    the investigation, at the complainant's expense, present
10    at any interview or meeting, whether in person or by
11    telephone or audio-visual communication, between the
12    complainant and the Executive Inspector General or
13    Executive Ethics Commission;
14        (5) to submit an impact statement that shall be
15    included with the Executive Inspector General's summary
16    report to the Executive Ethics Commission for its
17    consideration;
18        (6) to testify at a hearing held under subsection (g)
19    of Section 20-50, and have a single union representative,
20    attorney, co-worker, or other support person who is not
21    involved in the investigation, at the complainant's
22    expense, accompany him or her while testifying;
23        (7) to review, within 5 business days prior to its
24    release, any portion of a summary report of the
25    investigation subject to public release under this Article
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1    after redactions made by the Executive Ethics Commission,
2    and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response
3    that shall be made public with the summary report; and
4        (8) to file a complaint with the Executive Ethics
5    Commission for any violation of the complainant's rights
6    under this Section by the Executive Inspector General.
7    (c) The complainant shall have the sole discretion in
8determining whether to exercise the rights set forth in this
9Section. All rights under this Section shall be waived if the
10complainant fails to cooperate with the Executive Inspector
11General's investigation of the complaint.
12    (d) The notice requirements imposed on Inspectors General
13by this Section shall be waived if the Inspector General is
14unable to identify or locate the complainant.
 
15    (5 ILCS 430/25-5)
16    Sec. 25-5. Legislative Ethics Commission.
17    (a) The Legislative Ethics Commission is created.
18    (b) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall consist of 8
19commissioners appointed 2 each by the President and Minority
20Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
21House of Representatives.
22    The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
23qualification. Each appointing authority shall designate one
24appointee who shall serve for a 2-year term running through
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1appointee who shall serve for a 4-year term running through
2June 30, 2007. The initial appointments shall be made within 60
3days after the effective date of this Act.
4    After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
54-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
6and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
7Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
8terms.
9    Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
10be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
11the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
12    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
13filled.
14    (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
15who have experience holding governmental office or employment
16and may appoint commissioners who are members of the General
17Assembly as well as commissioners from the general public. A
18commissioner who is a member of the General Assembly must
19recuse himself or herself from participating in any matter
20relating to any investigation or proceeding in which he or she
21is the subject or is a complainant. A person is not eligible to
22serve as a commissioner if that person (i) has been convicted
23of a felony or a crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii)
24is, or was within the preceding 12 months, engaged in
25activities that require registration under the Lobbyist
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1authority, (iv) is a State officer or employee other than a
2member of the General Assembly, or (v) is a candidate for
3statewide office, federal office, or judicial office.
4    (c-5) If a commissioner is required to recuse himself or
5herself from participating in a matter as provided in
6subsection (c), the recusal shall create a temporary vacancy
7for the limited purpose of consideration of the matter for
8which the commissioner recused himself or herself, and the
9appointing authority for the recusing commissioner shall make a
10temporary appointment to fill the vacancy for consideration of
11the matter for which the commissioner recused himself or
12herself.
13    (d) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall have
14jurisdiction over current and former members of the General
15Assembly regarding events occurring during a member's term of
16office and current and former State employees regarding events
17occurring during any period of employment where the State
18employee's ultimate jurisdictional authority is (i) a
19legislative leader, (ii) the Senate Operations Commission, or
20(iii) the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. The
21Legislative Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
22complainants and respondents in violation of subsection (d) of
23Section 25-90. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited to
24matters arising under this Act and the Illinois Governmental
25Ethics Act.
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1legislative branch board or commission remains subject to the
2jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission and is not
3subject to the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics
4Commission.
5    (e) The Legislative Ethics Commission must meet, either in
6person or by other technological means, monthly or as often as
7necessary. At the first meeting of the Legislative Ethics
8Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their number a
9chairperson and other officers that they deem appropriate. The
10terms of officers shall be for 2 years commencing July 1 and
11running through June 30 of the second following year. Meetings
12shall be held at the call of the chairperson or any 3
13commissioners. Official action by the Commission shall require
14the affirmative vote of 5 commissioners, and a quorum shall
15consist of 5 commissioners. Commissioners shall receive no
16compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable
17expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
18    (f) No commissioner, other than a commissioner who is a
19member of the General Assembly, or employee of the Legislative
20Ethics Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
21employment:
22        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
23        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
24    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
25    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
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1        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
2    political party or political organization; or
3        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
4    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
5    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
6    (f-5) No commissioner who is a member of the General
7Assembly may be a candidate for statewide office, federal
8office, or judicial office. If a commissioner who is a member
9of the General Assembly files petitions to be a candidate for a
10statewide office, federal office, or judicial office, he or she
11shall be deemed to have resigned from his or her position as a
12commissioner on the date his or her name is certified for the
13ballot by the State Board of Elections or local election
14authority and his or her position as a commissioner shall be
15deemed vacant. Such person may not be reappointed to the
16Commission during any time he or she is a candidate for
17statewide office, federal office, or judicial office.
18    (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only
19for cause.
20    (h) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall appoint an
21Executive Director subject to the approval of at least 3 of the
224 legislative leaders. The compensation of the Executive
23Director shall be as determined by the Commission. The
24Executive Director of the Legislative Ethics Commission may
25employ, subject to the approval of at least 3 of the 4
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1as appropriations permit.
2    (i) In consultation with the Legislative Inspector
3General, the Legislative Ethics Commission may develop
4comprehensive training for members and employees under its
5jurisdiction that includes, but is not limited to, sexual
6harassment, employment discrimination, and workplace civility.
7The training may be recommended to the ultimate jurisdictional
8authorities and may be approved by the Commission to satisfy
9the sexual harassment training required under Section 5-10.5 or
10be provided in addition to the annual sexual harassment
11training required under Section 5-10.5. The Commission may seek
12input from governmental agencies or private entities for
13guidance in developing such training.
14(Source: P.A. 100-588, eff. 6-8-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
15101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 101-617, eff. 12-20-19.)
 
16    (5 ILCS 430/25-10)
17    Sec. 25-10. Office of Legislative Inspector General.
18    (a) The independent Office of the Legislative Inspector
19General is created. The Office shall be under the direction and
20supervision of the Legislative Inspector General and shall be a
21fully independent office with its own appropriation.
22    (b) The Legislative Inspector General shall be appointed
23without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis
24of integrity and demonstrated ability. The Legislative Ethics
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1for Legislative Inspector General and shall make
2recommendations to the General Assembly. The Legislative
3Inspector General may serve in a full-time, part-time, or
4contractual capacity.
5    The Legislative Inspector General shall be appointed by a
6joint resolution of the Senate and the House of
7Representatives, which may specify the date on which the
8appointment takes effect. A joint resolution, or other document
9as may be specified by the Joint Rules of the General Assembly,
10appointing the Legislative Inspector General must be certified
11by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
12President of the Senate as having been adopted by the
13affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each
14house, respectively, and be filed with the Secretary of State.
15The appointment of the Legislative Inspector General takes
16effect on the day the appointment is completed by the General
17Assembly, unless the appointment specifies a later date on
18which it is to become effective.
19    The Legislative Inspector General shall have the following
20qualifications:
21        (1) has not been convicted of any felony under the laws
22    of this State, another state, or the United States;
23        (2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an
24    institution of higher education; and
25        (3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A) with
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1    2 years of which have been in a progressive investigatory
2    capacity; (B) as a federal, State, or local prosecutor; (C)
3    as a senior manager or executive of a federal, State, or
4    local agency; (D) as a member, an officer, or a State or
5    federal judge; or (E) representing any combination of items
6    (A) through (D).
7    The Legislative Inspector General may not be a relative of
8a commissioner.
9    The term of the initial Legislative Inspector General shall
10commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30,
112008.
12    After the initial term, the Legislative Inspector General
13shall serve for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year
14of appointment and running through June 30 of the fifth
15following year. The Legislative Inspector General may be
16reappointed to one or more subsequent terms. Terms shall run
17regardless of whether the position is filled.
18    (b-5) A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term
19shall be filled in the same manner as an appointment only for
20the balance of the term of the Legislative Inspector General
21whose office is vacant. Within 7 days of the Office becoming
22vacant or receipt of a Legislative Inspector General's
23prospective resignation, the vacancy shall be publicly posted
24on the Commission's website, along with a description of the
25requirements for the position and where applicants may apply.
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1designate an Acting Legislative Inspector General who shall
2serve until the vacancy is filled. The Commission shall file
3the designation in writing with the Secretary of State.
4    Within 60 days prior to the end of the term of the
5Legislative Inspector General or within 30 days of the
6occurrence of a vacancy in the Office of the Legislative
7Inspector General, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall
8establish a four-member search committee within the Commission
9for the purpose of conducting a search for qualified candidates
10to serve as Legislative Inspector General. The Speaker of the
11House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House, Senate
12President, and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint
13one member to the search committee. A member of the search
14committee shall be either a retired judge or former prosecutor
15and may not be a member or employee of the General Assembly or
16a registered lobbyist. If the Legislative Ethics Commission
17wishes to recommend that the Legislative Inspector General be
18re-appointed, a search committee does not need to be appointed.
19    The search committee shall conduct a search for qualified
20candidates, accept applications, and conduct interviews. The
21search committee shall recommend up to 3 candidates for
22Legislative Inspector General to the Legislative Ethics
23Commission. The search committee shall be disbanded upon an
24appointment of the Legislative Inspector General. Members of
25the search committee are not entitled to compensation but shall
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1connection with the performance of their duties.
2    Within 30 days after June 8, 2018 (the effective date of
3Public Act 100-588) this amendatory Act of the 100th General
4Assembly, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall create a
5search committee in the manner provided for in this subsection
6to recommend up to 3 candidates for Legislative Inspector
7General to the Legislative Ethics Commission by October 31,
82018.
9    If a vacancy exists and the Commission has not appointed an
10Acting Legislative Inspector General, either the staff of the
11Office of the Legislative Inspector General, or if there is no
12staff, the Executive Director, shall advise the Commission of
13all open investigations and any new allegations or complaints
14received in the Office of the Inspector General. These reports
15shall not include the name of any person identified in the
16allegation or complaint, including, but not limited to, the
17subject of and the person filing the allegation or complaint.
18Notification shall be made to the Commission on a weekly basis
19unless the Commission approves of a different reporting
20schedule.
21    If the Office of the Inspector General is vacant for 6
22months or more beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and the
23Legislative Ethics Commission has not appointed an Acting
24Legislative Inspector General, all complaints made to the
25Legislative Inspector General or the Legislative Ethics
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1Auditor General, and he or she shall have the authority to act
2as provided in subsection (c) of this Section and Section 25-20
3of this Act, and shall be subject to all laws and rules
4governing a Legislative Inspector General or Acting
5Legislative Inspector General. The authority for the Inspector
6General of the Auditor General under this paragraph shall
7terminate upon appointment of a Legislative Inspector General
8or an Acting Legislative Inspector General.
9    (c) The Legislative Inspector General shall have
10jurisdiction over the current and former members of the General
11Assembly regarding events occurring during a member's term of
12office and current and former State employees regarding events
13occurring during any period of employment where the State
14employee's ultimate jurisdictional authority is (i) a
15legislative leader, (ii) the Senate Operations Commission, or
16(iii) the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services.
17    The jurisdiction of each Legislative Inspector General is
18to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse,
19mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance,
20malfeasance, or violations of this Act or violations of other
21related laws and rules, including violations of the Illinois
22Governmental Ethics Act.
23    The Legislative Inspector General shall have jurisdiction
24over complainants in violation of subsection (e) of Section
2525-63 of this Act.
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1shall be the greater of an amount (i) determined (i) by the
2Commission or (ii) by joint resolution of the General Assembly
3passed by a majority of members elected in each chamber.
4Subject to Section 25-45 of this Act, the Legislative Inspector
5General has full authority to organize the Office of the
6Legislative Inspector General, including the employment and
7determination of the compensation of staff, such as deputies,
8assistants, and other employees, as appropriations permit.
9Employment of staff is subject to the approval of at least 3 of
10the 4 legislative leaders.
11    (e) No Legislative Inspector General or employee of the
12Office of the Legislative Inspector General may, during his or
13her term of appointment or employment:
14        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
15        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
16    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
17    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
18    law;
19        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
20    political party or political organization; or
21        (4) actively participate in any campaign for any
22    elective office.
23    A full-time Legislative Inspector General shall not engage
24in the practice of law or any other business, employment, or
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1position authorized by law that is filled by an appointing
2authority as provided by law and does not include employment by
3hiring in the ordinary course of business.
4    (e-1) No Legislative Inspector General or employee of the
5Office of the Legislative Inspector General may, for one year
6after the termination of his or her appointment or employment:
7        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
8        (2) hold any elected public office; or
9        (3) hold any appointed State, county, or local judicial
10    office.
11    (e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may
12be waived by the Legislative Ethics Commission.
13    (f) The Commission may remove the Legislative Inspector
14General only for cause. At the time of the removal, the
15Commission must report to the General Assembly the
16justification for the removal.
17(Source: P.A. 100-588, eff. 6-8-18; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19;
18revised 9-12-19.)
 
19    (5 ILCS 430/25-15)
20    Sec. 25-15. Duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission.
21In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the
22Legislative Ethics Commission shall have the following duties:
23        (1) To promulgate rules governing the performance of
24    its duties and the exercise of its powers and governing the
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1    except that, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt
2    no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek
3    the Commission's advance approval before commencing any
4    investigation authorized under this Article or issuing a
5    subpoena under this Article. Any existing rule, as of the
6    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
7    Assembly, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to
8    seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing
9    any investigation or issuing a subpoena is void. The rules
10    shall be available on the Commission's website and any
11    proposed changes to the rules must be made available to the
12    public on the Commission's website no less than 7 days
13    before the adoption of the changes. Any person shall be
14    given an opportunity to provide written or oral testimony
15    before the Commission in support of or opposition to
16    proposed rules.
17        (2) To conduct administrative hearings and rule on
18    matters brought before the Commission only upon the receipt
19    of pleadings filed by the Legislative Inspector General and
20    not upon its own prerogative, but may appoint special
21    Legislative Inspectors General as provided in Section
22    25-21. Any other allegations of misconduct received by the
23    Commission from a person other than the Legislative
24    Inspector General shall be referred to the Office of the
25    Legislative Inspector General.
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1    working with the Office of the Attorney General, oversee
2    training of employees under its jurisdiction that explains
3    their duties.
4        (4) To prepare public information materials to
5    facilitate compliance, implementation, and enforcement of
6    this Act.
7        (5) To submit reports as required by this Act.
8        (6) To the extent authorized by this Act, to make
9    rulings, issue recommendations, and impose administrative
10    fines, if appropriate, in connection with the
11    implementation and interpretation of this Act. The powers
12    and duties of the Commission are limited to matters clearly
13    within the purview of this Act.
14        (7) To issue subpoenas with respect to matters pending
15    before the Commission, subject to the provisions of this
16    Article and in the discretion of the Commission, to compel
17    the attendance of witnesses for purposes of testimony and
18    the production of documents and other items for inspection
19    and copying.
20        (8) To appoint special Legislative Inspectors General
21    as provided in Section 25-21.
22        (9) To conspicuously display on the Commission's
23    website the procedures for reporting a violation of this
24    Act, including how to report violations via email or
25    online.
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1    website any vacancies within the Office of the Legislative
2    Inspector General.
3        (11) To appoint an Acting Legislative Inspector
4    General in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the
5    Legislative Inspector General.
6(Source: P.A. 100-554, eff. 11-16-17; 100-588, eff. 6-8-18.)
 
7    (5 ILCS 430/25-20)
8    Sec. 25-20. Duties of the Legislative Inspector General.
9In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the
10Legislative Inspector General shall have the following duties:
11        (1) To receive and investigate allegations of
12    violations of this Act. Except as otherwise provided in
13    paragraph (1.5), an investigation may not be initiated more
14    than one year after the most recent act of the alleged
15    violation or of a series of alleged violations except where
16    there is reasonable cause to believe that fraudulent
17    concealment has occurred. To constitute fraudulent
18    concealment sufficient to toll this limitations period,
19    there must be an affirmative act or representation
20    calculated to prevent discovery of the fact that a
21    violation has occurred. The Legislative Inspector General
22    shall have the discretion to determine the appropriate
23    means of investigation as permitted by law.
24        (1.5) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
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1    appointed by the Legislative Ethics Commission or the
2    General Assembly, may initiate an investigation based on
3    information provided to the Office of the Legislative
4    Inspector General or the Legislative Ethics Commission
5    during the period from December 1, 2014 through November 3,
6    2017. Any investigation initiated under this paragraph
7    (1.5) must be initiated within one year after the effective
8    date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
9        Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
10    the Legislative Inspector General, through the Attorney
11    General, shall have the authority to file a complaint
12    related to any founded violations that occurred during the
13    period December 1, 2014 through November 3, 2017 to the
14    Legislative Ethics Commission, and the Commission shall
15    have jurisdiction to conduct administrative hearings
16    related to any pleadings filed by the Legislative Inspector
17    General, provided the complaint is filed with the
18    Commission no later than 6 months after the summary report
19    is provided to the Attorney General in accordance with
20    subsection (c) of Section 25-50.
21        (2) To request information relating to an
22    investigation from any person when the Legislative
23    Inspector General deems that information necessary in
24    conducting an investigation.
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1    the purposes of testimony and production of documents and
2    other items for inspection and copying and to make service
3    of those subpoenas and subpoenas issued under item (7) of
4    Section 25-15.
5        (4) To submit reports as required by this Act.
6        (5) To file pleadings in the name of the Legislative
7    Inspector General with the Legislative Ethics Commission,
8    through the Attorney General, as provided in this Article
9    if the Attorney General finds that reasonable cause exists
10    to believe that a violation has occurred.
11        (6) To assist and coordinate the ethics officers for
12    State agencies under the jurisdiction of the Legislative
13    Inspector General and to work with those ethics officers.
14        (7) To participate in or conduct, when appropriate,
15    multi-jurisdictional investigations.
16        (8) To request, as the Legislative Inspector General
17    deems appropriate, from ethics officers of State agencies
18    under his or her jurisdiction, reports or information on
19    (i) the content of a State agency's ethics training program
20    and (ii) the percentage of new officers and employees who
21    have completed ethics training.
22        (9) To establish a policy that ensures the appropriate
23    handling and correct recording of all investigations of
24    allegations and to ensure that the policy is accessible via
25    the Internet in order that those seeking to report those
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1    subjects of those allegations are treated fairly.
2        (10) To post information to the Legislative Inspector
3    General's website explaining to complainants and subjects
4    of an investigation the legal limitations on the
5    Legislative Inspector General's ability to provide
6    information to them and a general overview of the
7    investigation process.
8(Source: P.A. 100-553, eff. 11-16-17; 100-588, eff. 6-8-18.)
 
9    (5 ILCS 430/25-52)
10    Sec. 25-52. Release of summary reports.
11    (a) Within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and
12response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency
13head that resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or
14termination of employment, the Legislative Ethics Commission
15shall make available to the public the report and response or a
16redacted version of the report and response. The Legislative
17Ethics Commission shall also make available to the public any
18founded report of the Legislative Inspector General, or a
19redacted version of such report, and may make available to the
20public any other summary report and response of the ultimate
21jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version
22of the report and response.
23    (b) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall redact
24information in the summary report that may reveal the identity
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1determines it is appropriate to protect the identity of a
2person before publication. The Commission may also redact any
3information it believes should not be made public. Prior to
4publication, the Commission shall permit the respondents,
5Legislative Inspector General, and Attorney General to review
6documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction
7or provide a response that shall be made public with the
8summary report.
9    (c) Subject to the requirements of subsection (d), the The
10Legislative Ethics Commission may withhold publication of the
11report or response if the Legislative Inspector General or
12Attorney General certifies that publication will interfere
13with an ongoing investigation.
14    (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the
15contrary, any founded report released under this Section shall
16be made available to the public in all cases, unless the
17Legislative Ethics Commission by a majority vote of 6 members
18votes to deny the release of such report.
19(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
20    (5 ILCS 430/25-64 new)
21    Sec. 25-64. Rights of complainants.
22    (a) As used in this Section, "complainant" means a known
23person identified in a complaint filed with an Legislative
24Inspector General, other than persons identified as
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1    (b) A complainant shall have the following rights:
2        (1) within 5 business days of the Legislative Inspector
3    General receiving a complaint in which the complainant is
4    identified, to be notified by the Legislative Inspector
5    General of the receipt of the complaint, the complainant's
6    rights, and an explanation of the process, rules, and
7    procedures related to the investigation of an allegation,
8    and the duties of the Legislative Inspector General and the
9    Legislative Ethics Commission;
10        (2) within 5 business days after the Legislative
11    Inspector General's decision to open or close an
12    investigation into the complaint or refer the complaint to
13    another appropriate agency, to be notified of the
14    Legislative Inspector General's decision; however, if the
15    Legislative Inspector General reasonably determines that
16    publicly acknowledging the existence of an investigation
17    would interfere with the conduct or completion of that
18    investigation, the notification may be withheld until
19    public acknowledgment of the investigation would no longer
20    interfere with that investigation;
21        (3) after an investigation has been opened, to have any
22    interviews of the complainant audio recorded by the
23    Legislative Inspector General and to review, in person and
24    in the presence of the Legislative Inspector General or his
25    or her designee, any transcript or interview report created
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1    provide any supplemental statements or evidence throughout
2    the investigation;
3        (4) to have a union representative, attorney,
4    co-worker, or other support person who is not involved in
5    the investigation, at the complainant's expense, present
6    at any interview or meeting, whether in person or by
7    telephone or audio-visual communication, between the
8    complainant and the Legislative Inspector General or
9    Legislative Ethics Commission;
10        (5) to submit an impact statement that shall be
11    included with the Legislative Inspector General's summary
12    report to the Legislative Ethics Commission for its
13    consideration;
14        (6) to testify at a hearing held under subsection (g)
15    of Section 25-50, and have a single union representative,
16    attorney, co-worker, or other support person who is not
17    involved in the investigation, at the complainant's
18    expense, accompany him or her while testifying;
19        (7) to review, within 5 business days prior to its
20    release, any portion of a summary report of the
21    investigation subject to public release under this Article
22    related to the allegations concerning the complainant,
23    after redactions made by the Legislative Ethics
24    Commission, and offer suggestions for redaction or provide
25    a response that shall be made public with the summary
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1        (8) to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics
2    Commission for any violation of the complainant's rights
3    under this Section by the Legislative Inspector General.
4    (c) The complainant shall have the sole discretion in
5determining whether to exercise the rights set forth in this
6Section. All rights under this Section shall be waived if the
7complainant fails to cooperate with the Legislative Inspector
8General's investigation of the complaint.
9    (d) The notice requirements imposed on Legislative
10Inspector General by this Section shall be waived if the
11Legislative Inspector General is unable to identify or locate
12the complainant.
 
13    Section 15. The General Assembly Compensation Act is
14amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
15    (25 ILCS 115/1)  (from Ch. 63, par. 14)
16    Sec. 1. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive
17an annual salary of $28,000 or as set by the Compensation
18Review Board, whichever is greater. The following named
19officers, committee chairmen and committee minority spokesmen
20shall receive additional amounts per year for their services as
21such officers, committee chairmen and committee minority
22spokesmen respectively, as set by the Compensation Review Board
23or, as follows, whichever is greater: Beginning the second
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1of the House of Representatives and the President and the
2minority leader of the Senate, $16,000 each; the majority
3leader in the House of Representatives $13,500; 5 assistant
4majority leaders and 5 assistant minority leaders in the
5Senate, $12,000 each; 6 assistant majority leaders and 6
6assistant minority leaders in the House of Representatives,
7$10,500 each; 2 Deputy Majority leaders in the House of
8Representatives $11,500 each; and 2 Deputy Minority leaders in
9the House of Representatives, $11,500 each; the majority caucus
10chairman and minority caucus chairman in the Senate, $12,000
11each; and beginning the second Wednesday in January, 1989, the
12majority conference chairman and the minority conference
13chairman in the House of Representatives, $10,500 each;
14beginning the second Wednesday in January, 1989, the chairman
15and minority spokesman of each standing committee of the
16Senate, except the Rules Committee, the Committee on
17Committees, and the Committee on Assignment of Bills, $6,000
18each; and beginning the second Wednesday in January, 1989, the
19chairman and minority spokesman of each standing and select
20committee of the House of Representatives, $6,000 each; and
21beginning fiscal year 2020, the majority leader in the Senate,
22an amount equal to the majority leader in the House. A member
23who serves in more than one position as an officer, committee
24chairman, or committee minority spokesman shall receive only
25one additional amount based on the position paying the highest
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1Section to be paid per year to members of the General Assembly,
2including the additional sums payable per year to officers of
3the General Assembly shall be paid in 12 equal monthly
4installments. The first such installment is payable on January
531, 1977. All subsequent equal monthly installments are payable
6on the last working day of the month. A member who has held
7office any part of a month, but not for the entire month, is
8entitled to compensation only for those days during that month
9that he or she held office for an entire month.
10    Mileage shall be paid at the rate of 20 cents per mile
11before January 9, 1985, and at the mileage allowance rate in
12effect under regulations promulgated pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
135707(b)(2) beginning January 9, 1985, for the number of actual
14highway miles necessarily and conveniently traveled by the most
15feasible route to be present upon convening of the sessions of
16the General Assembly by such member in each and every trip
17during each session in going to and returning from the seat of
18government, to be computed by the Comptroller. A member
19traveling by public transportation for such purposes, however,
20shall be paid his actual cost of that transportation instead of
21on the mileage rate if his cost of public transportation
22exceeds the amount to which he would be entitled on a mileage
23basis. No member may be paid, whether on a mileage basis or for
24actual costs of public transportation, for more than one such
25trip for each week the General Assembly is actually in session.
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1lodging and meals while in attendance at sessions of the
2General Assembly before January 9, 1985; beginning January 9,
31985, such food and lodging allowance shall be equal to the
4amount per day permitted to be deducted for such expenses under
5the Internal Revenue Code; however, beginning May 31, 1995, no
6allowance for food and lodging while in attendance at sessions
7is authorized for periods of time after the last day in May of
8each calendar year, except (i) if the General Assembly is
9convened in special session by either the Governor or the
10presiding officers of both houses, as provided by subsection
11(b) of Section 5 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution or
12(ii) if the General Assembly is convened to consider bills
13vetoed, item vetoed, reduced, or returned with specific
14recommendations for change by the Governor as provided in
15Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution. For
16fiscal year 2011 and for session days in fiscal years 2012,
172013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 only (i) the
18allowance for lodging and meals is $111 per day and (ii)
19mileage for automobile travel shall be reimbursed at a rate of
20$0.39 per mile.
21    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
22beginning in fiscal year 2012, travel reimbursement for General
23Assembly members on non-session days shall be calculated using
24the guidelines set forth by the Legislative Travel Control
25Board, except that fiscal year 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
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1$0.39 per mile.
2    If a member dies having received only a portion of the
3amount payable as compensation, the unpaid balance shall be
4paid to the surviving spouse of such member, or, if there be
5none, to the estate of such member.
6(Source: P.A. 100-25, eff. 7-26-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
7101-10, eff. 6-5-19; revised 7-17-19.)
 
8    Section 20. The Legislative Information System Act is
9amended by adding Section 10 as follows:
 
10    (25 ILCS 145/10 new)
11    Sec. 10. Information regarding communications for State
12agency contracts. The System shall establish a page for
13electronic public access on the General Assembly's website that
14provides information on any communication regarding a State
15agency contract received by an agency, agency head, or other
16agency employee from a member of the General Assembly as
17provided under Section 5-53 of the State Officials and
18Employees Ethics Act.
 
19    Section 25. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
20changing Sections 2, 11.2, and 11.3 as follows:
 
21    (25 ILCS 170/2)  (from Ch. 63, par. 172)
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1context otherwise requires:
2    (a) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
3committee, association, corporation, or any other organization
4or group of persons.
5    (b) "Expenditure" means a payment, distribution, loan,
6advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and
7includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not
8legally enforceable, to make an expenditure, for the ultimate
9purpose of influencing executive, legislative, or
10administrative action, other than compensation as defined in
11subsection (d).
12    (c) "Official" means:
13        (1) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
14    State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State
15    Comptroller;
16        (2) Chiefs of Staff for officials described in item
17    (1);
18        (3) Cabinet members of any elected constitutional
19    officer, including Directors, Assistant Directors and
20    Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel;
21        (4) Members of the General Assembly; and
22        (5) Members of any board, commission, authority, or
23    task force of the State authorized or created by State law
24    or by executive order of the Governor; and .
25        (6) Any elected or appointed official of any unit of
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1    limited to, the members of any legislative body of a unit
2    of local government or school district.
3    (d) "Compensation" means any money, thing of value or
4financial benefits received or to be received in return for
5services rendered or to be rendered, for lobbying as defined in
6subsection (e).
7    Monies paid to members of the General Assembly by the State
8as remuneration for performance of their Constitutional and
9statutory duties as members of the General Assembly shall not
10constitute compensation as defined by this Act.
11    (e) "Lobby" and "lobbying" means any communication with an
12official of the executive or legislative branch of State
13government as defined in subsection (c) for the ultimate
14purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or
15administrative action.
16    (f) "Influencing" means any communication, action,
17reportable expenditure as prescribed in Section 6 or other
18means used to promote, support, affect, modify, oppose or delay
19any executive, legislative or administrative action or to
20promote goodwill with officials as defined in subsection (c).
21    (g) "Executive action" means the proposal, drafting,
22development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval,
23promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection or
24postponement by a State entity, unit of local government, or
25school district of a rule, regulation, order, ordinance,
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1purchasing agreement or other quasi-legislative or
2quasi-judicial action or proceeding.
3    (h) "Legislative action" means the development, drafting,
4introduction, consideration, modification, adoption,
5rejection, review, enactment, or passage or defeat of any bill,
6amendment, resolution, report, nomination, administrative rule
7or other matter by either house of the General Assembly or a
8committee thereof, or by a legislator, or by the legislative
9body of a unit of local government or school district or any
10member thereof. Legislative action also means the action of the
11Governor in approving or vetoing any bill or portion thereof,
12and the action of the Governor or any agency in the development
13of a proposal for introduction in the legislature.
14    (i) "Administrative action" means the execution or
15rejection of any rule, regulation, legislative rule, standard,
16fee, rate, contractual arrangement, purchasing agreement or
17other delegated legislative or quasi-legislative action to be
18taken or withheld by any executive agency, department, board or
19commission of the State, a unit of local government, or a
20school district.
21    (j) "Lobbyist" means any natural person who undertakes to
22lobby State government, a unit of local government, or a school
23district as provided in subsection (e).
24    (k) "Lobbying entity" means any entity that hires, retains,
25employs, or compensates a natural person to lobby State
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1provided in subsection (e).
2    (l) "Authorized agent" means the person designated by an
3entity or lobbyist registered under this Act as the person
4responsible for submission and retention of reports required
5under this Act.
6    (m) "Client" means any person or entity that provides
7compensation to a lobbyist to lobby State government, a unit of
8local government, or a school district as provided in
9subsection (e) of this Section.
10    (n) "Client registrant" means a client who is required to
11register under this Act.
12    (o) "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to
13it in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution and
14also includes school districts and community college
15districts.
16(Source: P.A. 101-595, eff. 12-5-19.)
 
17    (25 ILCS 170/11.2)
18    Sec. 11.2. Local regulation. A unit of local government or
19school district may adopt an ordinance or resolution regulating
20lobbying activities with that unit of local government or
21school district that imposes requirements similar to those
22imposed by this Act. The changes made by this amendatory Act of
23the 101st General Assembly shall not restrict the authority of
24a unit of local government or school district to regulate
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1(Source: P.A. 88-187.)
 
2    (25 ILCS 170/11.3)
3    Sec. 11.3. Compensation from a State agency, unit of local
4government, or school district. It is a violation of this Act
5for a person registered or required to be registered under this
6Act to accept or agree to accept compensation from a State
7agency, unit of local government, or school district for the
8purpose of lobbying legislative action.
9    This Section does not apply to compensation (i) that is a
10portion of the salary of a full-time employee of a State agency
11whose responsibility or authority includes, but is not limited
12to, lobbying executive, legislative, or administrative action
13or (ii) to an individual who is contractually retained by a
14State agency that is not listed in Section 5-15 of the Civil
15Administrative Code of Illinois.
16    For the purpose of this Section, "State agency" is defined
17as in the Illinois State Auditing Act.
18(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 420/2-101from Ch. 127, par. 602-101
4    5 ILCS 420/4A-102from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5    5 ILCS 420/4A-102.5 new
6    5 ILCS 420/4A-103from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
7    5 ILCS 420/4A-103.5 new
8    5 ILCS 420/4A-108
9    5 ILCS 430/5-40
10    5 ILCS 430/5-45
11    5 ILCS 430/5-53 new
12    5 ILCS 430/5-70 new
13    5 ILCS 430/20-64 new
14    5 ILCS 430/25-5
15    5 ILCS 430/25-10
16    5 ILCS 430/25-15
17    5 ILCS 430/25-20
18    5 ILCS 430/25-52
19    5 ILCS 430/25-64 new
20    25 ILCS 115/1from Ch. 63, par. 14
21    25 ILCS 145/10 new
22    25 ILCS 170/2from Ch. 63, par. 172
23    25 ILCS 170/11.2
24    25 ILCS 170/11.3