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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2324
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2324 on page 2, by
3 replacing line 7 with the following:
4 "in an event if the aggregate value of all such items from
5 one source is less than $25 per calendar year;"; and
6 on page 3, by inserting after line 16 the following:
7 "Section 85. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
8 amended by changing Sections 1-109 and 1-110 and adding
9 Sections 2-105, 2-106, and 2-107 as follows:
10 (5 ILCS 420/1-109) (from Ch. 127, par. 601-109)
11 Sec. 1-109. "Lobbying" has the meaning given in Section 2
12 of the Lobbyist Registration Act means promoting or opposing
13 in any manner the passage by the General Assembly of any
14 legislative matter affecting the interests of any individual,
15 association or corporation as distinct from those of the
16 people of the State as a whole.
17 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
18 (5 ILCS 420/1-110) (from Ch. 127, par. 601-110)
19 Sec. 1-110. "Lobbyist" means any person required to be
20 registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act "An Act
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1 concerning lobbying and providing a penalty for violation
2 thereof", approved July 10, 1957, as amended.
3 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401)
4 (5 ILCS 420/2-105 new)
5 Sec. 2-105. Lobbying by former legislators. No person,
6 within one year after having been a legislator, may engage in
7 lobbying of the General Assembly for which he or she accepts
8 compensation. Nothing in this Section prohibits a former
9 legislator from lobbying without compensation.
10 A violation of this Section constitutes a Class A
11 misdemeanor for which a fine of up to $10,000 may be imposed.
12 Each violation of this Section constitutes a separate
13 offense.
14 (5 ILCS 420/2-106 new)
15 Sec. 2-106. Lobbying by certain partisan legislative
16 staff members; personal service contracts. No person employed
17 as a partisan staff member for the General Assembly who
18 receives an annual salary or compensation of $40,000 or more
19 may, within one year after the termination of that
20 employment, (i) engage in lobbying of the General Assembly
21 for which he or she accepts compensation or (ii) enter into a
22 contract with the General Assembly for the performance of
23 personal services for the General Assembly for which he or
24 she accepts compensation. This Section does not prohibit a
25 person from lobbying or performing personal services without
26 compensation. The amount of salary or compensation specified
27 in this paragraph shall be adjusted annually to incorporate
28 the most recent "Employment Cost Index, Wages and Salaries,
29 By Occupation and Industry Groups: State and Local Government
30 Workers: Public Administration" published by the United
31 States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
32 A violation of this Section constitutes a Class A
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1 misdemeanor for which a fine of up to $10,000 may be imposed.
2 Each violation of this Section constitutes a separate
3 offense.
4 (5 ILCS 420/2-107 new)
5 Sec. 2-107. Lobbying by State officers and employees;
6 personal service contracts. No officer or employee of the
7 executive branch of State government who receives an annual
8 salary or compensation of $40,000 or more may, within one
9 year after the termination of that office or employment, (i)
10 engage in lobbying, for which he or she receives
11 compensation, of the department, agency, board, commission,
12 constitutional office, or other entity that employed him or
13 her or (ii) enter into a contract with the department,
14 agency, board, commission, constitutional office, or other
15 entity that employed the person, for which the person
16 receives compensation, for the performance of personal
17 services for that department, agency, board, commission,
18 constitutional office, or other entity. This Section does not
19 prohibit a person from lobbying or performing personal
20 services without compensation. The amount of salary or
21 compensation specified in this paragraph shall be adjusted
22 annually to incorporate the most recent "Employment Cost
23 Index, Wages and Salaries, By Occupation and Industry Groups:
24 State and Local Government Workers: Public Administration"
25 published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
26 Labor Statistics.
27 A violation of this Section constitutes a Class A
28 misdemeanor for which a fine of up to $10,000 may be imposed.
29 Each violation of this Section constitutes a separate
30 offense.".