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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4111
Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Prohibits a person subject to the Act from accepting compensation from a State agency or community college for lobbying executive, legislative, or administrative action. Exempts the salaries of full-time State or community college employees with responsibilities or authority other than lobbying. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4111 |
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LRB096 08643 JAM 18766 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 11.3 as follows:
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| (25 ILCS 170/11.3 new) |
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| Sec. 11.3. Compensation from a State agency or community |
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| college. It is a violation of this Act for a person registered |
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| or required to be registered under this Act to accept or agree |
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| to accept compensation from a State agency or community college |
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| for the purpose of lobbying executive, legislative, or |
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| administrative action. |
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| This Section does not apply to compensation that is a |
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| portion of the salary of a full-time employee of a State agency |
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| or community college whose responsibility or authority |
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| includes, but is not limited to, lobbying executive, |
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| legislative, or administrative action. |
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| An agreement entered into by a State agency or community |
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| college to pay compensation to a person subject to this Section |
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| is void. An employee of a State agency or community college who |
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| pays or agrees to pay compensation to a person subject to this |
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| Section forfeits his or her employment. |
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| For the purpose of this Section, "State agency" is defined |