Bill Text: IL SB2216 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, hold any ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser under the Vendor Payment Program established under the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, hold any ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser. Provides that any member or immediate family member of the member holding an ownership interest in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that any employee of the General Assembly or of a member holding an ownership interest in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that no member or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any qualified purchaser. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any qualified purchaser. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2216 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB2216-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB2216 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, hold any ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser under the Vendor Payment Program established under the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, hold any ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser. Provides that any member or immediate family member of the member holding an ownership interest in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that any employee of the General Assembly or of a member holding an ownership interest in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that no member or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any qualified purchaser. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any qualified purchaser. Defines terms.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
amended by adding Section 5-70 as follows:
(5 ILCS 430/5-70 new)
Sec. 5-70. Prohibited qualified purchaser interest.
(a) No member or immediate family member of the member
shall, during that member's term of office, hold any ownership
interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that
qualifies as a qualified purchaser under Section 8 of the
State Prompt Payment Act. No employee of the General Assembly
or of a member shall, during his or her employment, hold any
ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any
business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser under Section
8 of the State Prompt Payment Act.
(b) Any member or immediate family member of the member
holding an ownership interest as prohibited under subsection
(a) as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
102nd General Assembly shall divest himself or herself of that
interest within 30 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Any employee of
the General Assembly or of a member holding an ownership

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interest as prohibited under subsection (a) as of the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall divest himself or herself of that interest
within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 102nd General Assembly.
(c) No member or immediate family member of the member
shall, during that member's term of office, receive any form
of compensation for services rendered to or employment with
any qualified purchaser. No employee of the General Assembly
or of a member shall, during his or her employment, receive any
form of compensation for services rendered to or employment
with any qualified purchaser.
(d) For the purposes of this Section only:
"Immediate family member" means anyone living with a
member, or a spouse, child, sibling, or parent of a
member, regardless of whether that person lives with the
member.
"Qualified purchaser" means any entity that is
approved by the Department of Central Management Services
to participate in the Vendor Payment Program established
under Section 8 of the State Prompt Payment Act.