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| | HB0346 Engrossed | | LRB101 04776 RJF 49785 b |
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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 General Assembly Operations Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 10/20 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 20. Lobbying prohibition. Notwithstanding any other |
| 8 | | law to the contrary, on and after the effective date of this |
| 9 | | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, a person employed |
| 10 | | as a legislative liaison for, or otherwise employed by, an |
| 11 | | executive branch officer, or any agency, board, or commission |
| 12 | | under the control of an executive branch officer, may not lobby |
| 13 | | on the floor of the House of Representatives while the House of |
| 14 | | Representatives is in session or the floor of the Senate while |
| 15 | | the Senate is in session. For the purposes of this Section, |
| 16 | | "lobby" means any communication with a member of the House of |
| 17 | | Representatives or the Senate while that member is at his or |
| 18 | | her desk on the floor, or any employee of the House of |
| 19 | | Representatives or of the Senate, for the ultimate purpose of |
| 20 | | influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative |
| 21 | | action.
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |