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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2484 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that beginning on and after July 1, 2021, any natural person (i) whose immediate previous employer was the State of Illinois, or any State official office contained therein, and (ii) whose position was policy-making or policy-oriented in nature shall, prior to receiving an initial registration for the purposes of lobbying by the Secretary of State, be charged an additional surcharge in the amount of no more than $1,000 or 10% of the salary or other form of compensation earned by that natural person being hired by a client or clients to lobby, whichever is less. Provides that the surcharge shall be imposed on a one-time basis per natural person. Provides that the surcharge requirement only applies to persons registering as lobbyists after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2484 | | LRB102 13296 RJF 18640 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 5-5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 170/5-5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-5. State employee lobbying surcharge. In addition |
| 8 | | to the registration fee imposed on any natural person or |
| 9 | | entity required to register under this Act, beginning on and |
| 10 | | after July 1, 2021, any natural person (i) whose immediate |
| 11 | | previous employer was the State of Illinois, or any State |
| 12 | | official office contained therein, and (ii) whose position was |
| 13 | | policy-making or policy-oriented in nature shall, prior to |
| 14 | | receiving an initial registration for the purposes of lobbying |
| 15 | | by the Secretary of State, be charged an additional surcharge |
| 16 | | in the amount of no more than $1,000 or 10% of the salary or |
| 17 | | other form of compensation earned by that natural person being |
| 18 | | hired by a client or clients to lobby, whichever is less. The |
| 19 | | surcharge required under this Section shall be imposed on a |
| 20 | | one-time basis per natural person subject to this Section. The |
| 21 | | provisions of this Section only apply to persons registering |
| 22 | | under this Act after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
| 23 | | of the 102nd General Assembly.
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