Bill Status of SB 2996   94th General Assembly


Short Description:  ST ETHICS-INFO DISTRIBUTION

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard-Cheryl Axley-Frank C. Watson, Pamela J. Althoff and Bill Brady

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 430/5-60 new
5 ILCS 430/50-5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits a State executive branch employee from being required to distribute information about a State program unless (i) the program is part of the mission of the employee's State agency; (ii) distribution is during the employee's normal course of his or her duties; and (iii) a State agency is the primary identifiable source of the information. Prohibits disciplining a State employee for refusing to perform a prohibited distribution or for refusing to attend program related events that are not part of or directly related to the employee's normal course of duties. Makes violation a Class A misdemeanor. Exempts State employees performing certain research or academic functions. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cheryl Axley
  1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
  1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading
  1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules
  1/31/2006SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  2/14/2006SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

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