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90_HB2231
10 ILCS 5/9-1.15 new
10 ILCS 5/9-1.20 new
10 ILCS 5/9-2 from Ch. 46, par. 9-2
10 ILCS 5/9-11 from Ch. 46, par. 9-11
10 ILCS 5/9-12 from Ch. 46, par. 9-12
10 ILCS 5/9-13 from Ch. 46, par. 9-13
10 ILCS 5/9-14 from Ch. 46, par. 9-14
10 ILCS 5/9-17 from Ch. 46, par. 9-17
10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new
10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new
10 ILCS 5/9-25.7 new
10 ILCS 5/9-28 new
25 ILCS 170/2.1 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the occupation
and employer of a person making a campaign contribution be
reported. Provides that information about a person
contributing $150 or more in a calendar year (now $150 in the
reporting period) be reported. Provides that the State Board
of Elections shall make campaign contribution and expenditure
reports available in an electronic form. Provides that
candidates shall not use campaign contributions for personal
uses. Provides that a candidate may not accept more
contributions from contributors not within his or her
district than from contributors within his or her district.
Provides that a candidate shall not accept contributions from
foreign nationals or public utilities regulated by the
Illinois Commerce Commission or by any other State agency.
Deletes a provision that persons examining campaign
contributions and expenditures must provide personal
information. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides
that a person who has held certain offices or who has been
employed by the General Assembly or a member of the General
Assembly shall not lobby for a period of one year after
leaving his or her office or employment. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning campaign finance, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 9-2, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, and 9-17 and adding
6 sections 9-1.15, 9-1.20, 9-25.3, 9-25.5, 9-25.7, and 9-28 as
7 follows:
8 (10 ILCS 5/9-1.15 new)
9 Sec. 9-1.15. Person within the district. "Person within
10 the district" means an individual who resides in, or a
11 business with its principal place of business located within,
12 the district in which the candidate is seeking office. A
13 "person within the district" does not include family members
14 within the district, corporations, trusts, labor
15 organizations, or political committees.
16 (10 ILCS 5/9-1.20 new)
17 Sec. 9-1.20. Family member within the district. "Family
18 member within the district" means a candidate or a
19 candidate's spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild,
20 aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, brother, sister, first cousin,
21 brother-in-law, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
22 son-in-law, or daughter-in-law residing within the district.
23 (10 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2)
24 Sec. 9-2. Every political committee shall designate a
25 chairman and a treasurer. The same person may serve as both
26 chairman and treasurer of any political committee. A
27 candidate who administers his own campaign contributions and
28 expenditures shall be deemed a political committee for
29 purposes of this Article and shall designate himself as
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1 chairman, treasurer, or both chairman and treasurer of such
2 political committee. The treasurer of a political committee
3 shall be responsible for keeping the records and filing the
4 statements and reports required by this Article.
5 No contribution and no expenditure shall be accepted or
6 made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when
7 there is a vacancy in the office of chairman or treasurer
8 thereof. No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a
9 political committee without the authorization of its chairman
10 or treasurer, or their designated agents.
11 A political committee may apply the funds received under
12 this Article only against expenditures for personnel,
13 services, materials, facilities, or other things of value
14 purchased to further a candidate's nomination or election to
15 office, or for expenses accrued in the performance of
16 governmental duties.
17 A political committee shall not make expenditures:
18 (1) In violation of any law of the United States or
19 of this State.
20 (2) Clearly in excess of the fair market value of
21 the services, materials, facilities, or other things of
22 value received in exchange.
23 (3) For satisfaction of personal debts, other than
24 repayment of loans to the campaign. Those repayments
25 shall be made by check written to the person who made the
26 loan. If the repayment is for a loan made by the
27 candidate to the committee, the repayment shall not
28 include interest exceeding the prevailing prime interest
29 rate.
30 (4) In payment for items, services, or benefits for
31 the candidate, elected official, committee officer, or
32 his or her family, unless for reimbursement of campaign
33 expenses or expenses related to the performance of
34 governmental duties.
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1 (5) For clothing or laundry expenses, except
2 clothing items rented by a candidate for his or her use
3 exclusively for a specific campaign-related event.
4 (6) For travel expenses for a candidate, public
5 official, campaign worker, staff member, committee
6 officer, or family member to or from a destination
7 outside the State of Illinois, including room, board, and
8 entertainment expenses incurred outside the State of
9 Illinois.
10 (7) For membership or club dues charged by
11 organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily
12 engaged in providing health, exercise, or recreational
13 services. However, campaign funds may be used to rent
14 those clubs or facilities for a specific campaign-related
15 meeting or fundraising event.
16 (8) In payment for any item, service, or
17 expenditure for which any individual has been reimbursed,
18 or will be reimbursed, by the State or party, or other
19 person or institution.
20 (9) For the purchase of or installment payments for
21 a motor vehicle, unless its primary use is for
22 governmental or political purposes. Governmental or
23 political purposes include, without limitation, a
24 candidate or public official purchasing or leasing a
25 motor vehicle during the duration of the campaign if the
26 vehicle will be primarily used for governmental or
27 political purposes. Costs for other usage of the vehicle
28 shall not be paid from campaign funds. Candidates and
29 campaign workers using vehicles other than those
30 purchased or leased by a political committee may be
31 reimbursed for actual mileage for campaign-related travel
32 at a rate not to exceed the current rate of reimbursement
33 allowed under the standard mileage rate method for
34 computation of business expenses under the Internal
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1 Revenue Code.
2 (10) For purchase or lease of any equipment owned
3 by the candidate or by a corporation owned by, managed
4 by, or employing the candidate, unless the equipment is
5 purchased or leased at cost, without profit to the owner
6 of the equipment.
7 (11) For salaries or recompensation for lost income
8 to candidates. However, a candidate may receive a salary
9 or stipend of up to $3,000 per month from the campaign to
10 cover personal living expenses for any period of time in
11 which he or she is a designated candidate in a primary or
12 general election and is not currently receiving a salary
13 from the State or any unit of local government or any
14 other entity. The salary or stipend shall cease at the
15 end of the month that the candidate loses the election or
16 upon the swearing into office of the candidate or upon
17 establishment of another source of income.
18 The State Board of Elections shall have the authority to
19 investigate, upon its own motion or receipt of a complaint,
20 violations of the provisions of this Section. The Board may
21 levy a fine on any person who knowingly makes expenditures in
22 violation of this Section. The fine shall not exceed $500
23 for those expenditures that total $500 or less, and shall not
24 exceed the amount of the expenditure plus $500 for those
25 expenditures that total more than $500. The Board shall also
26 have the authority to render rulings and opinions in relation
27 to compliance with this Section.
28 (Source: P.A. 80-756.)
29 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
30 Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
31 Section 9-10 shall disclose-
32 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
33 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
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1 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
2 committee;
3 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
4 reporting period;
5 (4) in separate contributor categories for family
6 members within the district, persons within the district,
7 persons not within the district, and corporations, trusts,
8 and labor organizations, the full name and mailing address of
9 each contributor of person who has made one or more
10 contributions to or for such committee within the calendar
11 year reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
12 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
13 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual, the
14 occupation and employer of the contributor;
15 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
16 for such committee during the reporting period and not
17 reported under item (4);
18 (6) the name and address of each political committee
19 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
20 committee made, any transfer of funds, in any aggregate
21 amount or value in excess of $150 in the calendar year,
22 together with the amounts and dates of all transfers;
23 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
24 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
25 item (6);
26 (8) each loan to or from any person within the calendar
27 year reporting period by or to such committee in an aggregate
28 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
29 names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
30 any, and the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender
31 or endorser is an individual, the occupation and employer of
32 that individual;
33 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
34 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
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1 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
2 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
3 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
4 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
5 similar materials;
6 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
7 in excess of $150 in the calendar year received by such
8 committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through (9),
9 and if the contributor is an individual, the occupation and
10 employer of the contributor;
11 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
12 committee or candidate during the reporting period.
13 The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
14 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
15 which they relate, but where there has been no change in an
16 item reported in a previous report during such year, only the
17 amount need be carried forward.
18 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
19 (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
20 Sec. 9-12. Each report of campaign contributions
21 required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
22 Board or the Board and the county clerk shall be verified,
23 dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the political
24 committee making the report or the candidate on whose behalf
25 the report is made, and shall contain substantially the
26 following:
27 REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
28 (1) name and address of the political committee:
29 .............................................................
30 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
31 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
32 .............................................................
33 .............................................................
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1 .............................................................
2 .............................................................
3 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
4 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
5 period:
6 .............................................................
7 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
8 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
9 the calendar year reporting period in an aggregate amount or
10 value in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of
11 such contributions, and if the person is an individual, the
12 occupation and employer of each contributor:
13 name address amount date occupation employer
14 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
15 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
16 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
17 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
18 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
19 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
20 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
21 under item (4) -
22 .............................................................
23 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
24 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
25 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
26 or value in excess of $150 in the calendar year, together
27 with the amounts and dates of all transfers:
28 name address amount date
29 .......... .......... .......... ..........
30 .......... .......... .......... ..........
31 .......... .......... .......... ..........
32 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
33 committee during the reporting period and not under item (6):
34 .............................................................
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1 (8) each loan to or from any person within the calendar year
2 reporting period by or to the committee in an aggregate
3 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
4 names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
5 any, and the date and amount of such loans, and the
6 occupation and employer of each person making or endorsing
7 the loan:
8 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
9 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
10 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
11 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
12 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
13 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
14 (a)..........................................................
15 (b)..........................................................
16 (c)..........................................................
17 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
18 excess of $150 in the calendar year received by the committee
19 not otherwise listed under items (4) through (9), and if the
20 person is an individual, the occupation and employer of each
21 contributor:
22 name address amount date occupation employer
23 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
24 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
25 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
26 during the reporting period:
27 .............................................................
28 VERIFICATION:
29 "I declare that this report of campaign contributions
30 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has
31 been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and
32 belief is a true, correct and complete report as required by
33 Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
34 for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
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1 a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in a penal
2 institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed 6
3 months, or both fine and imprisonment."
4 .............................................................
5 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
6 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
8 Sec. 9-13. Each semi-annual report of campaign
9 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
10 disclose-
11 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
12 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
13 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
14 committee;
15 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
16 reporting period;
17 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
18 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
19 within the calendar year reporting period in an aggregate
20 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amount
21 and date of such contributions, and if the contributor is an
22 individual, the occupation and employer of the contributor;
23 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
24 for such committee during the reporting period and not
25 reported under item (4);
26 (6) the name and address of each political committee
27 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
28 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate
29 amount or value in excess of $150 in the calendar year,
30 together with the amounts and dates of all transfers;
31 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
32 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
33 item (6);
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1 (8) each loan to or from any person within the calendar
2 year reporting period by or to such committee in an aggregate
3 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
4 names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
5 any, and the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender
6 or endorser is an individual, the occupation and employer of
7 that individual;
8 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
9 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
10 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
11 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
12 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
13 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
14 similar materials;
15 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
16 in excess of $150 in the calendar year received by such
17 committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through (9),
18 and if the contributor is an individual, the occupation and
19 employer of the contributor;
20 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
21 committee or candidate during the reporting period;
22 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
23 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or
24 candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
25 or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of
26 each such expenditure and the question of public policy or
27 the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
28 on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
29 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
30 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
31 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
32 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
33 and purpose of such expenditure;
34 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such
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1 committee during the reporting period;
2 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
3 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
4 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
5 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
6 (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
7 Sec. 9-14. Each semi-annual report of campaign
8 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of
9 this Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the
10 county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either
11 the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
12 the candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall
13 contain substantially the following:
14 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
15 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
16 (1) name and address of the political committee:
17 .............................................................
18 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
19 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
20 .............................................................
21 .............................................................
22 .............................................................
23 .............................................................
24 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
25 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
26 period;
27 .............................................................
28 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
29 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
30 the calendar year reporting period in an aggregate amount or
31 value in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of
32 such contributions, and if the person is an individual, the
33 occupation and employer of each contributor:
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1 name address amount date occupation employer
2 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
3 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
4 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
5 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
6 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
7 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
8 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
9 under item--(4):
10 .............................................................
11 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
12 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
13 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
14 or value in excess of $150 in the calendar year, together
15 with the amounts and dates of all transfers:
16 name address amount date
17 .......... .......... .......... ..........
18 .......... .......... .......... ..........
19 .......... .......... .......... ..........
20 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
21 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
22 item (6);
23 (8) each loan to or from any person within the calendar year
24 reporting period by or to the committee in an aggregate
25 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
26 names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
27 any, and the date and amount of such loans, and the
28 occupation and employer of each person making or endorsing
29 the loan:
30 name address amount date endorsers occupation employer
31 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
32 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
33 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
34 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
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1 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
2 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
3 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
4 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
5 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
6 (a)..........................................................
7 (b)..........................................................
8 (c)..........................................................
9 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
10 excess of $150 in the calendar year received by the committee
11 not otherwise listed under items (4) through (9), and if the
12 person is an individual, the occupation and employer of each
13 contributor:
14 name address amount date occupation employer
15 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
16 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
17 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
18 during the reporting period:
19 .............................................................
20 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
21 whom expenditures have been made by the committee within the
22 reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
23 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure,
24 and the question of public policy or the name and address of,
25 and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf the
26 expenditure was made:
27 name address amount date purpose beneficiary
28 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
29 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
30 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
31 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
32 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
33 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
34 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
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1 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
2 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
3 and purpose of such expenditure:
4 name address amount date purpose
5 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
6 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
7 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
8 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee
9 during the reporting period;
10 .............................................................
11 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
12 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
13 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
14 .............................................................
15 .............................................................
16 VERIFICATION:
17 "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign
18 contributions and expenditures (including any accompanying
19 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
20 best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and
21 complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election
22 Code. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a
23 false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
24 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the
25 penitentiary not to exceed 6 months, or both fine and
26 imprisonment."
27 ................ .......................................
28 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
29 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
30 (10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17)
31 Sec. 9-17. All statements and reports filed under this
32 Article with the board or county clerk shall be available for
33 examination and copying by the public at all reasonable
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1 times. Such person examining a statement or report must first
2 fill out a form prepared by the Board identifying the
3 examiner by name, occupation, address and telephone number,
4 and listing the date of examination and reason for such
5 examination. The board shall supply such forms to the county
6 clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
7 The Board or county clerk, as the case may be, shall
8 promptly notify each political committee required to file a
9 statement or report under this Article of each instance of an
10 examination of its statement or report by sending it a
11 duplicate original of the identification form filled out by
12 the person examining its report.
13 Any person who alters or falsifies information on a copy
14 of a statement or report obtained from the State Board of
15 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
16 Code and publishes, circulates or distributes such altered or
17 falsified information with the intent to misrepresent
18 contributions received or expenditures made by a candidate or
19 political committee shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
20 Any person who shall sell or utilize information copied
21 from statements and reports filed with the State Board of
22 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
23 Code for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for the
24 purpose of business solicitation shall be guilty of a Class B
25 misdemeanor.
26 (Source: P.A. 81-310.)
27 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new)
28 Sec. 9-25.3. Contributions from foreign nationals
29 prohibited. No candidate or political committee shall
30 accept, either directly or indirectly, a contribution made by
31 a foreign national. For purposes of this Section, "foreign
32 national" means (i) an individual who is not a citizen of the
33 United States and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent
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1 residence, as defined by Section 101(a)(20) of the
2 Immigration and Nationality Act; (ii) a government of a
3 foreign country or a foreign political party; (iii) a person
4 outside of the United States, unless it is established that
5 the person is an individual and a citizen of and domiciled
6 within the United States, or that the person is not an
7 individual and is organized under or created by the laws of
8 the United States, this State, any other state, or any other
9 place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and
10 has its principal place of business within the United States;
11 and (iv) a partnership, association, corporation,
12 organization, or other combination of persons organized under
13 the laws of or having its principal place of business in a
14 foreign country. "Foreign national" does not include any
15 individual who is a citizen of the United States.
16 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new)
17 Sec. 9-25.5. Contributions from persons not within the
18 district; limit. At any time during a campaign contribution
19 reporting period prescribed in Section 9-10, a candidate may
20 not accept contributions from corporations, trusts, labor
21 organizations, persons not within the district, and political
22 committees in an aggregate amount that exceeds the aggregate
23 amount of contributors that the candidate has received during
24 the same reporting period from persons within the district.
25 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.7 new)
26 Sec. 9-25.7. Contributions from public utilities
27 prohibited. No candidate or political committee shall accept
28 contributions from any public utility regulated by the
29 Illinois Commerce Commission or by any other State agency.
30 (10 ILCS 5/9-28 new)
31 Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing. All reports of campaign
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1 contributions or expenditures filed by a candidate or a
2 political committee shall be filed in an electronic format
3 specified by the Board by rule. The Board shall determine by
4 rule whether electronic report filings shall be in lieu of or
5 in addition to the other filings of reports of campaign
6 contributions or expenditures required under this Article.
7 The Board shall promptly make all reports filed
8 electronically under this Section publicly accessible through
9 the World Wide Web.
10 Section 10. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
11 adding Section 2.1 as follows:
12 (25 ILCS 170/2.1 new)
13 Sec. 2.1 Persons prohibited from lobbying. No person
14 who has served as a member of the General Assembly or as
15 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
16 State, State Comptroller, State Treasurer, Director or
17 Secretary of any State agency, or has served on any State
18 regulatory board or commission, and no person who has been
19 employed by the General Assembly or a member of the General
20 Assembly and has earned more than $50,000 annually shall
21 lobby under this Act for a period of one year after leaving
22 his or her office or employment.
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.