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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1314</title>
<shortdesc>COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Suzanne M. Ness and Diane Blair-Sherlock</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 430/70-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. In provisions requiring governmental entities to adopt ordinances or resolutions regulating specified ethical concerns, provides that a governmental entity may create an ethics commission to satisfy the requirements.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/14/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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