Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1361

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Creates a uniform statement of economic interest form that must be completed by all persons who are required to file that form under the Act. Changes the nature of the required disclosures that must be made. Authorizes the Secretary of State to institute an electronic statement of economic interest filing system. Repeals a provision that established a separate form for persons required to file a statement of economic interests with county clerks. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2014.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Requires the reporting of specified interests held in the filer's name, held jointly by the filer with his or her spouse, or held jointly by the filer with his or her minor children. Makes changes to the list of items that must be reported and the form that must be used to report those items. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires each registered lobbyist to report any business or familial relationship that he or she has with an official. Provides that if expenditures are incurred for hosting receptions, benefits, and other large gatherings held for purposes of goodwill or otherwise to influence executive, legislative, or administrative action and if the total number of State officials invited to such an event is equal to or greater than the number of State legislators in the smaller minority caucus of either the House of Representatives or the Senate, as defined in the rules of those chambers, then only the total amount of the expenditure, the date of the event, and the estimated number of officials in attendance shall be reported. Effective January 1, 2015.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
2/5/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2013	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/13/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
3/15/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
3/15/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/15/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
3/19/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
3/20/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/20/2013	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-000
3/20/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
3/26/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/29/2013	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013
5/1/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
5/2/2013	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
5/7/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
5/8/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
5/8/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
5/8/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
5/8/2013	Senate	Second Reading
5/8/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
5/8/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/9/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-001-000
5/9/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
5/9/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
5/9/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
5/9/2013	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/9/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Kotowski
5/9/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Kotowski
5/9/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/9/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
5/9/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
5/9/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/9/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
5/9/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000
5/10/2013	House	Arrived in House
5/10/2013	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
5/10/2013	House	First Reading
5/10/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/7/2014	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Adds reference to:
	5 ILCS 420/1-101	from Ch. 127, par. 601-101

	Deletes reference to:
	5 ILCS 420/1-102.5 new