98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5746

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
25 ILCS 170/2  from Ch. 63, par. 172

    Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that lobbying an official of a unit of local government includes members of the Chicago Transit Authority and Directors of the Regional Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Commuter Rail Board.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
5changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 170/2)  (from Ch. 63, par. 172)
7    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
8context otherwise requires:
9    (a) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
10committee, association, corporation, or any other organization
11or group of persons.
12    (b) "Expenditure" means a payment, distribution, loan,
13advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and
14includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not
15legally enforceable, to make an expenditure, for the ultimate
16purpose of influencing executive, legislative, or
17administrative action, other than compensation as defined in
18subsection (d).
19    (c) "Official" means:
20        (1) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
21    State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State
22    Comptroller;
23        (2) Chiefs of Staff for officials described in item

 

 

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1    (1);
2        (3) Cabinet members of any elected constitutional
3    officer, including Directors, Assistant Directors and
4    Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel;
5        (4) Members of the General Assembly; and
6        (5) Members of any board, commission, authority, or
7    task force of the State authorized or created by State law
8    or by executive order of the Governor ; .
9        (6) Directors of the Regional Transportation
10    Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Commuter Rail
11    Board; and
12        (7) Members of the Chicago Transit Authority.
13    (d) "Compensation" means any money, thing of value or
14financial benefits received or to be received in return for
15services rendered or to be rendered, for lobbying as defined in
16subsection (e).
17    Monies paid to members of the General Assembly by the State
18as remuneration for performance of their Constitutional and
19statutory duties as members of the General Assembly shall not
20constitute compensation as defined by this Act.
21    (e) "Lobby" and "lobbying" means any communication with an
22official of the executive or legislative branch of State
23government, or of a unit of local government, as defined in
24subsection (c) for the ultimate purpose of influencing any
25executive, legislative, or administrative action.
26    (f) "Influencing" means any communication, action,

 

 

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1reportable expenditure as prescribed in Section 6 or other
2means used to promote, support, affect, modify, oppose or delay
3any executive, legislative or administrative action or to
4promote goodwill with officials as defined in subsection (c).
5    (g) "Executive action" means the proposal, drafting,
6development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval,
7promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection or
8postponement by a State entity of a rule, regulation, order,
9decision, determination, contractual arrangement, purchasing
10agreement or other quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial action
11or proceeding.
12    (h) "Legislative action" means the development, drafting,
13introduction, consideration, modification, adoption,
14rejection, review, enactment, or passage or defeat of any bill,
15amendment, resolution, report, nomination, administrative rule
16or other matter by either house of the General Assembly or a
17committee thereof, or by a legislator. Legislative action also
18means the action of the Governor in approving or vetoing any
19bill or portion thereof, and the action of the Governor or any
20agency in the development of a proposal for introduction in the
21legislature.
22    (i) "Administrative action" means the execution or
23rejection of any rule, regulation, legislative rule, standard,
24fee, rate, contractual arrangement, purchasing agreement or
25other delegated legislative or quasi-legislative action to be
26taken or withheld by any executive agency, department, board or

 

 

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1commission of the State.
2    (j) "Lobbyist" means any natural person who undertakes to
3lobby State government as provided in subsection (e).
4    (k) "Lobbying entity" means any entity that hires, retains,
5employs, or compensates a natural person to lobby State
6government as provided in subsection (e).
7    (l) "Authorized agent" means the person designated by an
8entity or lobbyist registered under this Act as the person
9responsible for submission and retention of reports required
10under this Act.
11    (m) "Client" means any person or entity that provides
12compensation to a lobbyist to lobby State government as
13provided in subsection (e) of this Section.
14    (n) "Client registrant" means a client who is required to
15register under this Act.
16(Source: P.A. 98-459, eff. 1-1-14.)