101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1545
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Jason Plummer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
      
5 ILCS 420/2-101  from Ch. 127, par. 602-101
5 ILCS 420/2-104.5 new
5 ILCS 420/3-105  from Ch. 127, par. 603-105
5 ILCS 420/3-106  from Ch. 127, par. 603-106

     Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator or any other person holding elected office in this State may engage in lobbying units of local government in promotion or opposition of a matter of interest during his or her term of office. Provides that no legislator or any other person holding elected office in this State may accept or participate in any way in any representation case before a unit of local government in this State during his or her term office. Provides that a violation shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor. Makes conforming changes.
  


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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, 3-105, and 3-106 and  by adding 
6Section 2-104.5 as follows:
 



7    (5 ILCS 420/2-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)



8    Sec. 2-101. 
Subject to the provisions of Section 2-104.5, 
9no No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that term is 
10defined
in Section 1-109, if he accepts compensation 
11specifically attributable
to such lobbying, other than that 
12provided by law for members of the
General Assembly. Nothing in 
13this Section prohibits a legislator from
lobbying without 
14compensation.

15    A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A 
16misdemeanor.

17(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)

 
18    (5 ILCS 420/2-104.5 new)
19    Sec. 2-104.5. Lobbying units of local government; 
20representation cases.
21    (a)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-101, no 
22legislator or any other person holding elected office in this 
 
 
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1State may engage in lobbying units of local government in 
2promotion or opposition of a matter of interest during his or 
3her term of office.
4    (b)   No legislator or any other person holding elected 
5office in this State may accept or participate in any way in 
6any representation case before a unit of local government in 
7this State during his or her term office.
8    (c)   A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A 
9misdemeanor.
 



10    (5 ILCS 420/3-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 603-105)



11    Sec. 3-105. 
No legislator may accept a representation case 
12where there is
substantial reason for him to believe that it is 
13being offered with intent
to obtain improper influence over a 
14State agency.

15    No legislator or any other elected official in this State 
16may accept a representation case where there is substantial 
17reason for him or her to believe that it is being offered with 
18intent to obtain improper influence over a unit of local 
19government. 
20(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)

 



21    (5 ILCS 420/3-106)  (from Ch. 127, par. 603-106)



22    Sec. 3-106. 
No legislator may use or attempt to use 
23improper means to
influence a State agency in any 
24representation case in which the legislator
or any person with 
 
 
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1whom he maintains a close economic association is

2participating.

3    No legislator or any other elected official in this State 
4may use or attempt to use improper means to influence a unit of 
5local government in any representation case, or a 
6representation case in which any person with whom a legislator 
7or other elected official maintains a close economic 
8association is participating. 
9(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)