103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1771

 

Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 420/4A-102  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5 ILCS 420/4A-103  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Requires filers of statements of economic interest to disclose the name of any spouse or immediate family member living with such person who is employed by a business organization operating in the cannabis, gaming, insurance, or health care industry and the name of the business organization that employs the relative.


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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-102 and 4A-103 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
7    Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
8by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
9person making the statement as provided in this Section.
10    (a) The interest (if constructively controlled by the
11person making the statement) of a spouse or any other party,
12shall be considered to be the same as the interest of the
13person making the statement. Campaign receipts shall not be
14included in this statement. The following interests shall be
15listed by all persons required to file:
16        (1) each asset that has a value of more than $10,000 as
17    of the end of the preceding calendar year and is: (i) held
18    in the filer's name, (ii) held jointly by the filer with
19    his or her spouse, or (iii) held jointly by the filer with
20    his or her minor child or children. For a beneficial
21    interest in a trust, the value is based on the total value
22    of the assets either subject to the beneficial interest,
23    or from which income is to be derived for the benefit of

 

 

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1    the beneficial interest, regardless of whether any
2    distributions have been made for the benefit of the
3    beneficial interest;
4        (2) excluding the income from the position that
5    requires the filing of a statement of economic interests
6    under this Act, each source of income in excess of $7,500
7    during the preceding calendar year (as required to be
8    reported on the filer's federal income tax return covering
9    the preceding calendar year) for the filer and his or her
10    spouse and, if the sale or transfer of an asset produced
11    more than $7,500 in capital gains during the preceding
12    calendar year, the transaction date on which that asset
13    was sold or transferred;
14        (3) each creditor of a debt in excess of $10,000 that,
15    during the preceding calendar year, was: (i) owed by the
16    filer, (ii) owed jointly by the filer with his or her
17    spouse or (iii) owed jointly by the filer with his or her
18    minor child or children;
19        (4) the name of each unit of government of which the
20    filer or his or her spouse was an employee, contractor, or
21    office holder during the preceding calendar year other
22    than the unit or units of government in relation to which
23    the person is required to file and the title of the
24    position or nature of the contractual services;
25        (5) each person known to the filer to be registered as
26    a lobbyist with any unit of government in the State of

 

 

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1    Illinois: (i) with whom the filer maintains an economic
2    relationship, or (ii) who is a member of the filer's
3    family;
4        (6) each source and type of gift or gifts, or
5    honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
6    in excess of $500 that was received during the preceding
7    calendar year, excluding any gift or gifts from a member
8    of the filer's family that was not known to the filer to be
9    registered as a lobbyist with any unit of government in
10    the State of Illinois; and
11        (7) the name of any spouse or immediate family member
12    living with such person employed by a public utility in
13    this State and the name of the public utility that employs
14    such person; and .
15        (8) the name of any spouse or immediate family member
16    living with such person employed in this State by a
17    business organization operating in the cannabis, gaming,
18    insurance, or health care industry and the name of the
19    business organization that employs such person.
20    For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
21government in relation to which a person is required to file
22under item (e) of Section 4A-101.5 shall be the unit of local
23government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
24person is a member of the board.
25    (b) Beginning December 1, 2025, and for every 5 years
26thereafter, the Secretary of State shall adjust the amounts

 

 

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1specified under this Section that prompt disclosure under this
2Act for purposes of inflation as determined by the Consumer
3Price Index for All Urban Consumers as issued by the United
4States Department of Labor and rounded to the nearest $100.
5The Secretary shall publish this information on the official
6website of the Secretary of State, and make changes to the
7statement of economic interests form to be completed for the
8following year.
9    (c) The Secretary of State shall develop and make publicly
10available on his or her website written guidance relating to
11the completion and filing of the statement of economic
12interests upon which a filer may reasonably and in good faith
13rely.
14(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21;
15102-664, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
16    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
17    Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
18by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State or
19county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by the
20person making the statement and shall contain substantially
21the following:
 
22
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS

 
23INSTRUCTIONS:

 

 

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1    You may find the following documents helpful to you in
2completing this form:
3        (1) federal income tax returns, including any related
4    schedules, attachments, and forms; and
5        (2) investment and brokerage statements.
6    To complete this form, you do not need to disclose
7specific amounts or values or report interests relating either
8to political committees registered with the Illinois State
9Board of Elections or to political committees, principal
10campaign committees, or authorized committees registered with
11the Federal Election Commission.
12    The information you disclose will be available to the
13public.
14    You must answer all 6 questions. Certain questions will
15ask you to report any applicable assets or debts held in, or
16payable to, your name; held jointly by, or payable to, you with
17your spouse; or held jointly by, or payable to, you with your
18minor child. If you have any concerns about whether an
19interest should be reported, please consult your department's
20ethics officer, if applicable.
21    Please ensure that the information you provide is complete
22and accurate. If you need more space than the form allows,
23please attach additional pages for your response. If you are
24subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, your
25ethics officer must review your statement of economic
26interests before you file it. Failure to complete the

 

 

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1statement in good faith and within the prescribed deadline may
2subject you to fines, imprisonment, or both.
 
3BASIC INFORMATION:
4Name:........................................................
5Job title:...................................................
6Office, department, or agency that requires you to file this
7form:........................................................
8Other offices, departments, or agencies that require you to
9file a Statement of Economic Interests form: ................
10Full mailing address:........................................
11Preferred e-mail address (optional):.........................
 
12QUESTIONS:
13    1. If you have any single asset that was worth more than
14$10,000 as of the end of the preceding calendar year and is
15held in, or payable to, your name, held jointly by, or payable
16to, you with your spouse, or held jointly by, or payable to,
17you with your minor child, list such assets below. In the case
18of investment real estate, list the city and state where the
19investment real estate is located. If you do not have any such
20assets, list "none" below.
21.................................
22.............................................................
23.............................................................
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1.............................................................
2    2. Excluding the position for which you are required to
3file this form, list the source of any income in excess of
4$7,500 required to be reported during the preceding calendar
5year. If you sold an asset that produced more than $7,500 in
6capital gains in the preceding calendar year, list the name of
7the asset and the transaction date on which the sale or
8transfer took place. If you had no such sources of income or
9assets, list "none" below.
 
10Source of Income / Name of Date Sold (if applicable)
11Asset
12............................... ...............................
13............................... ...............................
14............................... ...............................
15    3. Excluding debts incurred on terms available to the
16general public, such as mortgages, student loans, and credit
17card debts, if you owed any single debt in the preceding
18calendar year exceeding $10,000, list the creditor of the debt
19below. If you had no such debts, list "none" below.
20    List the creditor for all applicable debts owed by you,
21owed jointly by you with your spouse, or owed jointly by you
22with your minor child. In addition to the types of debts listed
23above, you do not need to report any debts to or from financial
24institutions or government agencies, such as debts secured by
25automobiles, household furniture or appliances, as long as the

 

 

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1debt was made on terms available to the general public, debts
2to members of your family, or debts to or from a political
3committee registered with the Illinois State Board of
4Elections or any political committee, principal campaign
5committee, or authorized committee registered with the Federal
6Election Commission.
7........................................
8.............................................................
9.............................................................
10.............................................................
11    4. List the name of each unit of government of which you or
12your spouse were an employee, contractor, or office holder
13during the preceding calendar year other than the unit or
14units of government in relation to which the person is
15required to file and the title of the position or nature of the
16contractual services.
 
17Name of Unit of GovernmentTitle or Nature of Services
18............................... ...............................
19............................... ...............................
20............................... ...............................
21    5. If you maintain an economic relationship with a
22lobbyist or if a member of your family is known to you to be a
23lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State
24of Illinois, list the name of the lobbyist below and identify
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1not have an economic relationship with a lobbyist or a family
2member known to you to be a lobbyist registered with any unit
3of government in the State of Illinois, list "none" below.
 
4Name of LobbyistRelationship to Filer
5............................... ...............................
6............................... ...............................
7............................... ...............................
8    6. List the name of each person, organization, or entity
9that was the source of a gift or gifts, or honorarium or
10honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500
11received during the preceding calendar year and the type of
12gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, excluding any gift
13or gifts from a member of your family that was not known to be
14a lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State
15of Illinois. If you had no such gifts, list "none" below.
16....
17.............................................................
18.............................................................
19    7. List the name of any spouse or immediate family member
20living with the person making this statement employed by a
21public utility in this State and the name of the public utility
22that employs the relative.
23Name and Relation Public Utility
24............................... ...............................
25..............................................................

 
 

 

 

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1..............................................................
2    8. List the name of any spouse or immediate family member
3living with the person making this statement employed in this
4State by a business organization operating in the cannabis,
5gaming, insurance, or health care industry and the name of the
6business organization that employs the relative.
7Name and RelationBusiness Organization
8............................... ...............................
9..............................................................
10..............................................................
11VERIFICATION:
12    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
13(including any attachments) has been examined by me and to the
14best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete
15statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois
16Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for
17willfully filing a false or incomplete statement is a fine not
18to exceed $2,500 or imprisonment in a penal institution other
19than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and
20imprisonment."
21Printed Name of Filer:.......................................
22Date:........................................................
23Signature:...................................................
 

 

 

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1If this statement of economic interests requires ethics
2officer review prior to filing, the applicable ethics officer
3must complete the following:
 
4CERTIFICATION OF ETHICS OFFICER REVIEW:
5    "In accordance with law, as Ethics Officer, I reviewed
6this statement of economic interests prior to its filing."
 
7Printed Name of Ethics Officer:..............................
8Date:........................................................
9Signature:...................................................
10Preferred e-mail address (optional):.........................
11(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-664, eff. 1-1-22.)