Bill Text: IL HB3947 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation, lobby any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any official of any unit of local government. Provides that a person who violates these provisions is guilty of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony. Defines terms. Repeals current provisions banning members of the General Assembly from lobbying, a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 41-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-25 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason [HB3947 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3947-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3947 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Demmer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/2-101 from Ch. 127, par. 602-101
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation, lobby any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any official of any unit of local government. Provides that a person who violates these provisions is guilty of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony. Defines terms. Repeals current provisions banning members of the General Assembly from lobbying, a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
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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 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
by changing Section 2-101 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/2-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 602-101)
Sec. 2-101. Prohibition on lobbying.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
101st General Assembly, a member of the General Assembly, his
or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that
member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation:
(1) lobby or otherwise act in a capacity that would
require that person to register as a lobbyist under the
Lobbyist Registration Act or any lobbyist registration
ordinance adopted by a unit of local government or school
district; or
(2) communicate with any official of the executive or
legislative branch of State government or any official of
any unit of local government or school district for the
ultimate purpose of influencing any executive,
legislative, or administrative action.
(b) A person who violates the provisions of this Section is

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guilty of official misconduct under Section 33-3 of the
Criminal Code of 2012.
(c) For purposes of this Section only:
"Lobbying" includes, but is not limited to, the meaning
provided in Section 1-109 of this Act and the meaning provided
in subsection (e) of Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
Act.
"Official of the executive or legislative branch of State
government" has the meaning provided in subsection (c) of
Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act.
No legislator may engage in lobbying, as that term is defined
in Section 1-109, if he accepts compensation specifically
attributable to such lobbying, other than that provided by law
for members of the General Assembly. Nothing in this Section
prohibits a legislator from lobbying without compensation.
A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.