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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3608 Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Richard Morthland - Renée Kosel - David Harris SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Authorizes a State agency, a unit of local government, a school district, or any other governmental entity that receives public funds to designate no more than 2 natural persons at the same time as legislative liaisons or lobbyists to engage in lobbying General Assembly members with respect to legislative action. Permits a person serving in an elective office to lobby without designation and in addition to the designated persons. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3608 | | LRB097 08554 RLJ 48681 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State 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 Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 170/3.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.2. Limit on number of liaisons and lobbyists |
| 8 | | designated by governmental entities. A State agency as defined |
| 9 | | in the Illinois State Auditing Act, unit of local government, |
| 10 | | school district, or other governmental entity that receives |
| 11 | | public funds may designate no more than 2 natural persons, |
| 12 | | whether employees or independent contractors, at the same time |
| 13 | | as liaisons or lobbyists to engage in lobbying members of the |
| 14 | | General Assembly with respect to legislative action. A person |
| 15 | | elected or appointed to an elective office may lobby on behalf |
| 16 | | of the State agency, unit of local government, school district, |
| 17 | | or other governmental entity to which the elective office |
| 18 | | relates without the designation authorized by this Section and |
| 19 | | in addition to the number of natural persons designated in |
| 20 | | accordance with this Section. As used in this Section, "public |
| 21 | | funds" means funds appropriated by the General Assembly, a unit |
| 22 | | of local government, a school district, or any other |
| 23 | | governmental entity that receives public funds.
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