Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Filed: 3/24/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2722

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2722 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 170/5)
7    Sec. 5. Lobbyist registration and disclosure. Every
8natural person and every entity required to register under this
9Act shall before any service is performed which requires the
10natural person or entity to register, but in any event not
11later than 2 business days after being employed or retained,
12file in the Office of the Secretary of State a statement in a
13format prescribed by the Secretary of State containing the
14following information with respect to each person or entity
15employing, retaining, or benefitting from the services of the
16natural person or entity required to register:

 

 

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1        (a) The registrant's name, permanent address, e-mail
2    address, if any, fax number, if any, business telephone
3    number, and temporary address, if the registrant has a
4    temporary address while lobbying.
5        (a-5) If the registrant is an entity, the information
6    required under subsection (a) for each natural person
7    associated with the registrant who will be lobbying,
8    regardless of whether lobbying is a significant part of his
9    or her duties.
10        (b) The name and address of the client or clients
11    employing or retaining the registrant to perform such
12    services or on whose behalf the registrant appears. If the
13    client employing or retaining the registrant is a client
14    registrant, the statement shall also include the name and
15    address of the client or clients of the client registrant
16    on whose behalf the registrant will be or anticipates
17    performing services.
18        (c) A brief description of the executive, legislative,
19    or administrative action in reference to which such service
20    is to be rendered.
21        (c-5) Each executive and legislative branch agency the
22    registrant expects to lobby during the registration
23    period.
24        (c-6) The nature of the client's business, by
25    indicating all of the following categories that apply: (1)
26    banking and financial services, (2) manufacturing, (3)

 

 

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1    education, (4) environment, (5) healthcare, (6) insurance,
2    (7) community interests, (8) labor, (9) public relations or
3    advertising, (10) marketing or sales, (11) hospitality,
4    (12) engineering, (13) information or technology products
5    or services, (14) social services, (15) public utilities,
6    (16) racing or wagering, (17) real estate or construction,
7    (18) telecommunications, (19) trade or professional
8    association, (20) travel or tourism, (21) transportation,
9    (22) agriculture, and (23) other (setting forth the nature
10    of that other business).
11    Every natural person and every entity required to register
12under this Act shall annually submit the registration required
13by this Section on or before each January 31. The registrant
14has a continuing duty to report any substantial change or
15addition to the information contained in the registration.
16    The Secretary of State shall make all filed statements and
17amendments to statements publicly available by means of a
18searchable database that is accessible through the World Wide
19Web. The Secretary of State shall provide all software
20necessary to comply with this provision to all natural persons
21and entities required to file. The Secretary of State shall
22implement a plan to provide computer access and assistance to
23natural persons and entities required to file electronically.
24    All natural persons and entities required to register under
25this Act shall remit a single, annual, and nonrefundable $300
26registration fee. Each natural person required to register

 

 

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1under this Act shall submit, on an annual basis, a picture of
2the registrant. A registrant may, in lieu of submitting a
3picture on an annual basis, authorize the Secretary of State to
4use any photo identification available in any database
5maintained by the Secretary of State for other purposes. The
6Secretary of State may display the picture of the registrant
7along with information about the registrant on the Secretary of
8State's website and may use the picture to produce a photo
9identification card for the registrant. Each registration fee
10collected for registrations on or after January 1, 2010 shall
11be deposited into the Lobbyist Registration Administration
12Fund for administration and enforcement of this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 98-459, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
14    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
15changing Section 6-110.1 as follows:
 
16    (625 ILCS 5/6-110.1)
17    Sec. 6-110.1. Confidentiality of captured photographs or
18images. The Secretary of State shall maintain a file on or
19contract to file all photographs and signatures obtained in the
20process of issuing a driver's license, permit, or
21identification card. The photographs and signatures shall be
22confidential and shall not be disclosed except to the following
23persons:
24        (1) the individual upon written request;

 

 

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1        (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State
2    who have a need to have access to the stored images for
3    purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses,
4    permits, or identification cards;
5        (3) law enforcement officials for a lawful civil or
6    criminal law enforcement investigation;
7        (3-5) the State Board of Elections for the sole purpose
8    of providing the signatures required by a local election
9    authority to register a voter through an online voter
10    registration system; or
11        (3-10) officers and employees of the Secretary of State
12    who require access to the stored images for purpose of
13    issuing lobbyist identification cards pursuant to Section
14    5 of the Lobbyist Registration Act; or
15        (4) other entities that the Secretary may exempt by
16    rule.
17(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.".