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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2747 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Suzanne Ness SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5 ILCS 420/1-109 | from Ch. 127, par. 601-109 |
5 ILCS 420/2-101 | from Ch. 127, par. 602-101 |
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator may engage in lobbying of units of local government if he or she accepts compensation specifically attributable to such lobbying. Makes conforming changes.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2747 | | LRB102 13884 RJF 19235 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Sections 1-109 and 2-101 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 420/1-109) (from Ch. 127, par. 601-109)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1-109.
"Lobbying" means promoting or opposing in any |
| 8 | | manner the
passage by the General Assembly or the governing |
| 9 | | board of a unit of local government of any legislative matter |
| 10 | | affecting the
interests of any individual, association or |
| 11 | | corporation as distinct from
those of the people of the State |
| 12 | | as a whole.
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| 13 | | (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
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| 14 | | (5 ILCS 420/2-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)
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| 15 | | Sec. 2-101.
No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that |
| 16 | | term is defined
in Section 1-109, including lobbying units of |
| 17 | | local government, if he or she accepts compensation |
| 18 | | specifically attributable
to such lobbying, other than that |
| 19 | | provided by law for members of the
General Assembly. Nothing |
| 20 | | in this Section prohibits a legislator from
lobbying without |
| 21 | | compensation.
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| 22 | | A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A |