Bill Text: IL HB0217 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that a person required to register under the Act is ineligible to hold an elective State or local office. Provides that the holder of an elective State or local office may not engage in activities that would require registration under the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0217 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0217-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0217 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 170/4.7 new
25 ILCS 170/9 from Ch. 63, par. 179
Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that a person required to register under the Act is ineligible to hold an elective State or local office. Provides that the holder of an elective State or local office may not engage in activities that would require registration under the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
changing Section 9 and by adding Section 4.7 as follows:
(25 ILCS 170/4.7 new)
Sec. 4.7. Holders of elective offices. Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, a person required to register
under this Act is ineligible to hold, either by appointment or
election, an elective office of State or local government.
The holder of an elective office of State or local
government, whether appointed or elected to that office, is
prohibited from registering under this Act. It is a violation
of this Act for a person prohibited by this Section from
registering under this Act to engage in activities for which
this Act requires registration.
(25 ILCS 170/9) (from Ch. 63, par. 179)
Sec. 9. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to infringe
in any way the right of a citizen, including the holder of an
elective State or local government office, to lawfully petition
a member of the General Assembly or any other public official
as guaranteed in the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

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(Source: P.A. 76-1848.)