102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5700

 

Introduced 2/18/2022, by Rep. Tom Demmer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 420/4A-101  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101
5 ILCS 420/4A-105  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105
5 ILCS 420/4A-106  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that in addition to other specified filings of economic interests, persons holding elective office in the Executive Branch of State government, persons serving as the head of a department of State government, and members of a Commission or Board created by the Illinois Constitution shall be required to file, on a quarterly basis, a statement regarding specified ownership interest in any entity doing business in the State of Illinois. Provides that such persons shall file the required statement on or before February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 of each year. Requires the Secretary of State to provide notice on or before January 1 of each year of the requirement to file the specified statement of economic interests on a quarterly basis. Makes other changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by changing Sections 4A-101, 4A-105, and 4A-106 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/4A-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101)
7    Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file with the Secretary
8of State. The following persons shall file verified written
9statements of economic interests with the Secretary of State,
10as provided in this Article:
11        (a) Members of the General Assembly and candidates for
12    nomination or election to the General Assembly.
13        (b) Persons holding an elected office in the Executive
14    Branch of this State, and candidates for nomination or
15    election to these offices.
16        (c) Members of a Commission or Board created by the
17    Illinois Constitution, and candidates for nomination or
18    election to such Commission or Board.
19        (d) Persons whose appointment to office is subject to
20    confirmation by the Senate, including, but not limited to,
21    persons serving as the head of a department of State
22    government as provided under Section 5-20 of the
23    Departments of State Government Law of the Civil

 

 

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1    Administrative Code of Illinois, and persons appointed by
2    the Governor to any other position on a board or
3    commission described in subsection (a) of Section 15 of
4    the Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act.
5        (e) Holders of, and candidates for nomination or
6    election to, the office of judge or associate judge of the
7    Circuit Court and the office of judge of the Appellate or
8    Supreme Court.
9        (f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency,
10    authority or board of the government of this State,
11    including but not limited to, the Illinois State Toll
12    Highway Authority, the Illinois Housing Development
13    Authority, the Illinois Community College Board, and
14    institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of
15    Trustees of the University of Illinois, Board of Trustees
16    of Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees of
17    Chicago State University, Board of Trustees of Eastern
18    Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Governors State
19    University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State
20    University, Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
21    University, Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
22    University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
23    University, or Board of Trustees of the Illinois
24    Mathematics and Science Academy, and are compensated for
25    services as employees and not as independent contractors
26    and who:

 

 

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1            (1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
2        commission, board, division, bureau, authority or
3        other administrative unit within the government of
4        this State, or who exercise similar authority within
5        the government of this State;
6            (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
7        direct responsibility for the formulation,
8        negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
9        entered into by the State in the amount of $5,000 or
10        more;
11            (3) have authority for the issuance or
12        promulgation of rules and regulations within areas
13        under the authority of the State;
14            (4) have authority for the approval of
15        professional licenses;
16            (5) have responsibility with respect to the
17        financial inspection of regulated nongovernmental
18        entities;
19            (6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
20        or administrative proceeding, or review the
21        adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
22        or administrative proceeding within the authority of
23        the State;
24            (7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
25        employees of the State;
26            (8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming

 

 

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1        rights or sponsorship rights regarding any property or
2        asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible,
3        or intangible; or
4            (9) have responsibility with respect to the
5        procurement of goods or services.
6        (f-5) Members of the board of commissioners of any
7    flood prevention district created under the Flood
8    Prevention District Act or the Beardstown Regional Flood
9    Prevention District Act.
10        (g) (Blank).
11        (h) (Blank).
12        (i) (Blank).
13        (j) Persons on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
14    Mathematics and Science Academy.
15        (k) (Blank).
16        (l) Special government agents. A "special government
17    agent" is a person who is directed, retained, designated,
18    appointed, or employed, with or without compensation, by
19    or on behalf of a statewide executive branch
20    constitutional officer to make an ex parte communication
21    under Section 5-50 of the State Officials and Employees
22    Ethics Act or Section 5-165 of the Illinois Administrative
23    Procedure Act.
24        (m) (Blank).
25        (n) Members of the board of any retirement system or
26    investment board established under the Illinois Pension

 

 

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1    Code, if not required to file under any other provision of
2    this Section.
3        (o) (Blank).
4        (p) Members of the investment advisory panel created
5    under Section 20 of the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act.
6    This Section shall not be construed to prevent any unit of
7local government from enacting financial disclosure
8requirements that mandate more information than required by
9this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
11    (5 ILCS 420/4A-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105)
12    Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in
13Section 4A-106.1, by May 1 of each year a statement must be
14filed by each person whose position at that time subjects him
15to the filing requirements of Section 4A-101 or 4A-101.5
16unless he has already filed a statement in relation to the same
17unit of government in that calendar year.
18    Statements must also be filed as follows:
19        (a) A candidate for elective office shall file his
20    statement not later than the end of the period during
21    which he can take the action necessary under the laws of
22    this State to attempt to qualify for nomination, election,
23    or retention to such office if he has not filed a statement
24    in relation to the same unit of government within a year
25    preceding such action.

 

 

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1        (b) A person whose appointment to office is subject to
2    confirmation by the Senate shall file his statement at the
3    time his name is submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
4        (b-5) A special government agent, as defined in item
5    (1) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall file a statement
6    within 30 days after making the first ex parte
7    communication and each May 1 thereafter if he or she has
8    made an ex parte communication within the previous 12
9    months.
10        (c) Any other person required by this Article to file
11    the statement shall file a statement at the time of his or
12    her initial appointment or employment in relation to that
13    unit of government if appointed or employed by May 1.
14    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and
15in addition to filings otherwise required under this Article,
16the following persons shall be required to file, on a
17quarterly basis, a statement regarding interests required to
18be disclosed under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
194A-102: (i) persons holding elective office in the Executive
20Branch of State government; (ii) persons serving as the head
21of a department of State government as provided under Section
225-20 of the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil
23Administrative Code of Illinois; and (iii) members of a
24Commission or Board created by the Illinois Constitution.
25Persons specified under this paragraph shall file the
26statements required under this paragraph on or before February

 

 

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11, May 1, August 1, and November 1 of each year. For purposes
2of this Section, a person required to file under this
3paragraph shall only be required to file his or her May 1
4filing once within a given year with respect to disclosures
5made under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 4A-102.
6    If any person who is required to file a statement of
7economic interests fails to file such statement by May 1 of any
8year, the officer with whom such statement is to be filed under
9Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of this Act shall, within 7 days
10after May 1, notify such person by certified mail of his or her
11failure to file by the specified date. Except as may be
12prescribed by rule of the Secretary of State, such person
13shall file his or her statement of economic interests on or
14before May 15 with the appropriate officer, together with a
15$15 late filing fee. Any such person who fails to file by May
1615 shall be subject to a penalty of $100 for each day from May
1716 to the date of filing, which shall be in addition to the $15
18late filing fee specified above. Failure to file by May 31
19shall result in a forfeiture in accordance with Section 4A-107
20of this Act.
21    Any person who takes office or otherwise becomes required
22to file a statement of economic interests within 30 days prior
23to May 1 of any year may file his or her statement at any time
24on or before May 31 without penalty. If such person fails to
25file such statement by May 31, the officer with whom such
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1this Act shall, within 7 days after May 31, notify such person
2by certified mail of his or her failure to file by the
3specified date. Such person shall file his or her statement of
4economic interests on or before June 15 with the appropriate
5officer, together with a $15 late filing fee. Any such person
6who fails to file by June 15 shall be subject to a penalty of
7$100 per day for each day from June 16 to the date of filing,
8which shall be in addition to the $15 late filing fee specified
9above. Failure to file by June 30 shall result in a forfeiture
10in accordance with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
11    All late filing fees and penalties collected pursuant to
12this Section shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the
13State treasury, if the Secretary of State receives such
14statement for filing, or into the general fund in the county
15treasury, if the county clerk receives such statement for
16filing. The Attorney General, with respect to the State, and
17the several State's Attorneys, with respect to counties, shall
18take appropriate action to collect the prescribed penalties.
19    Failure to file a statement of economic interests within
20the time prescribed shall not result in a fine or
21ineligibility for, or forfeiture of, office or position of
22employment, as the case may be; provided that the failure to
23file results from not being included for notification by the
24appropriate agency, clerk, secretary, officer or unit of
25government, as the case may be, and that a statement is filed
26within 30 days of actual notice of the failure to file.

 

 

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1    Beginning with statements required to be filed on or after
2May 1, 2009, the officer with whom a statement is to be filed
3may, in his or her discretion, waive the late filing fee, the
4monetary late filing penalty, and the ineligibility for or
5forfeiture of office or position for failure to file when the
6person's late filing of a statement or failure to file a
7statement is due to his or her (i) serious or catastrophic
8illness that renders the person temporarily incapable of
9completing the statement or (ii) military service.
10    Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the
11contrary, the deadlines for filing statements of economic
12interests under this Section on or after March 17, 2020 shall
13be suspended until August 1, 2020.
14(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 101-640, eff. 6-12-20.)
 
15    (5 ILCS 420/4A-106)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
16    Sec. 4A-106. Persons filing statements with Secretary of
17State; notice; certification of list of names; alphabetical
18list; receipt; examination and copying of statements. The
19statements of economic interests required of persons listed in
20Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the Secretary of State. On
21or before February 1 annually, the chief administrative
22officer of any State agency in the executive, legislative, or
23judicial branch employing persons required to file under item
24(f) or item (l) of Section 4A-101 and the chief administrative
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1Section 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of State the
2names and mailing addresses of those persons. In preparing the
3lists, each chief administrative officer, or his or her
4designee, shall set out the names in alphabetical order.
5    On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State
6shall notify (1) all persons whose names have been certified
7to him under items (f), (l), (n), and (p) of Section 4A-101,
8and (2) all persons described in items (a) through (e) and item
9(j) of Section 4A-101, other than candidates for office who
10have filed their statements with their nominating petitions,
11of the requirements for filing statements of economic
12interests. A person required to file with the Secretary of
13State by virtue of more than one position as listed in Section
144A-101, and filing his or her statement of economic interests
15in writing, rather than through the Internet-based system,
16shall be notified of and is required to file only one statement
17of economic interests relating to all items under which the
18person is required to file with the Secretary of State.
19    In addition to other notice required under this Section,
20on or before January 1 annually, the Secretary of State shall
21notify: (i) persons holding elective office in the Executive
22Branch of State government; (ii) persons serving as the head
23of a department of State government as provided under Section
245-20 of the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil
25Administrative Code of Illinois; and (iii) members of a
26Commission or Board created by the Illinois Constitution of

 

 

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1the requirement for filing, on a quarterly basis, a statement
2of economic interests regarding interests required to be
3disclosed under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
44A-102.
5    Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices
6provided for in this Section shall be in writing and deposited
7in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class postage
8prepaid, on or before the day required by this Section for the
9sending of the notice. A certificate executed by the Secretary
10of State attesting that he or she has sent the notice by the
11means permitted by this Section constitutes prima facie
12evidence thereof.
13    Any person who files or has filed a statement of economic
14interest under this Section is entitled to receive from the
15Secretary of State a receipt indicating that the person has
16filed such a statement, the date of such filing, and the
17identity of the governmental unit or units in relation to
18which the filing is required.
19    The Secretary of State may employ such employees and
20consultants as he considers necessary to carry out his duties
21hereunder, and may prescribe their duties, fix their
22compensation, and provide for reimbursement of their expenses.
23    All statements of economic interests filed under this
24Section shall be available for examination and copying by the
25public at all reasonable times. Not later than 12 months after
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1Assembly, beginning with statements filed in calendar year
22004, the Secretary of State shall make statements of economic
3interests filed with the Secretary available for inspection
4and copying via the Secretary's website.
5(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)