Bill Text: IL SB0128 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2020, a person required to be registered under the Act may not make any expenditures from a candidate political committee established on his or her behalf for the period of time he or she is registered as a lobbyist and for 2 years after the expiration of his or her registration under the Act. Defines "candidate political committee".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0128 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB0128-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 11.4 as follows:
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6 | (25 ILCS 170/11.4 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 11.4. Use of campaign funds for lobbying purposes. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, on and after | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | January 1, 2020, a person required to be registered under this | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Act may not make any expenditures from a candidate political | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | committee established on his or her behalf for the period of | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | time he or she is registered as a lobbyist and for 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | after the expiration of his or her registration under this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | For the purposes of this Section, "candidate political | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | committee" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 9-1.8 of the Election Code.
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