Full Text of HB6703 95th General Assembly
HB6703 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB6703
Introduced , by Rep. John A. Fritchey - Jay C. Hoffman - David E. Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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5 ILCS 420/4A-102 |
from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102 |
5 ILCS 420/4A-103 |
from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103 |
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Requires members of and candidates for the General Assembly to disclose information concerning lobbying activities and representation cases on their statements of economic interests.
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | 5 |
| by changing Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103 as follows: | 6 |
| (5 ILCS 420/4A-102) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
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| Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required | 8 |
| by this Article
shall include the economic interests of the | 9 |
| person making the statement as
provided in this Section. The | 10 |
| interest (if constructively controlled by the
person making the | 11 |
| statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
considered | 12 |
| to be the same as the interest of the person making the
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| statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this | 14 |
| statement.
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| (a) The following interests shall be listed by all persons | 16 |
| required to
file:
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| (1) The name, address and type of practice of any | 18 |
| professional
organization or individual professional | 19 |
| practice in which the person making
the statement was an | 20 |
| officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor,
or | 21 |
| served in any advisory capacity, from which income in | 22 |
| excess of $1200
was derived during the preceding calendar | 23 |
| year;
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| (2) The nature of professional services (other than | 2 |
| services rendered to
the unit or units of government in | 3 |
| relation to which the person is required
to file)
and the | 4 |
| nature of the entity to which they were rendered if fees | 5 |
| exceeding
$5,000 were received during the preceding | 6 |
| calendar year from the entity for
professional services | 7 |
| rendered by the person making the statement.
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| (3) The identity (including the address or legal | 9 |
| description of real
estate) of any capital asset from which | 10 |
| a capital gain of $5,000 or more
was realized in the | 11 |
| preceding calendar year.
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| (4) The name of any unit of government which has | 13 |
| employed the person
making the statement during the | 14 |
| preceding calendar year other than the unit
or units of | 15 |
| government in relation to which the person is required to | 16 |
| file.
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| (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, | 18 |
| or honorarium or
honoraria, valued singly or in the | 19 |
| aggregate in excess of $500, was
received during the | 20 |
| preceding calendar year.
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| (b) The following interests shall also be listed by persons | 22 |
| listed in
items (a) through (f) and item (l) of Section 4A-101:
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| (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity | 24 |
| doing business in
the State of Illinois, in which an | 25 |
| ownership interest held by the person at
the date of filing | 26 |
| is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which
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| dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during the | 2 |
| preceding calendar
year. (In the case of real estate, | 3 |
| location thereof shall be listed by
street address, or if | 4 |
| none, then by legal description). No time or demand
deposit | 5 |
| in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be | 6 |
| listed;
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| (2) Except for professional service entities, the name | 8 |
| of any entity and
any position held therein from which | 9 |
| income of in excess of $1,200 was
derived during the | 10 |
| preceding calendar year, if the entity does business in
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| State of Illinois. No time or demand deposit in a financial
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| institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
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| (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom | 14 |
| the person making
the statement maintains a close economic | 15 |
| association, including the name of
the lobbyist and | 16 |
| specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the
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| object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general | 18 |
| type of
economic activity of the client or principal on | 19 |
| whose behalf that person is
lobbying.
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| (c) The following interests shall also be listed by persons | 21 |
| listed in
items (g), (h), and (i) of Section 4A-101:
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| (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity | 23 |
| doing business
with a unit of local government in relation | 24 |
| to which the person is
required to file if the ownership | 25 |
| interest of the person filing is greater
than $5,000 fair | 26 |
| market value as of the date of filing or if dividends in
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| excess of $1,200 were received from the entity during the | 2 |
| preceding
calendar year. (In the case of real estate, | 3 |
| location thereof shall be
listed by street address, or if | 4 |
| none, then by legal description). No time
or demand deposit | 5 |
| in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need
be | 6 |
| listed.
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| (2) Except for professional service entities, the name | 8 |
| of any entity and
any position held therein from which | 9 |
| income in excess of $1,200 was derived
during the preceding | 10 |
| calendar year if the entity does business with a
unit of | 11 |
| local government in relation to which the person is | 12 |
| required to
file. No time or demand deposit in a financial | 13 |
| institution, nor any debt
instrument need be listed.
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| (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the | 15 |
| governmental action
requested by any entity which has | 16 |
| applied to a unit of local
government
in relation to which | 17 |
| the person must file for any license, franchise or
permit | 18 |
| for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during | 19 |
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preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of | 20 |
| the person filing is
in excess of $5,000 fair market value | 21 |
| at the time of filing or if income or
dividends in excess | 22 |
| of $1,200 were received by the person filing from the
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| entity during the preceding calendar year.
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| (d) The following interests shall also be listed by persons | 25 |
| listed in item (a) of Section 4A-101: | 26 |
| (1) the name of each client or entity on behalf of whom |
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| the individual filing the statement or his or her spouse | 2 |
| personally engaged in lobbying or a representation case in | 3 |
| the preceding 12 months, for which compensation in excess | 4 |
| of $5,000 was received by either the individual filing the | 5 |
| statement or his or her spouse, or by any other entity in | 6 |
| which the individual filing the statement or his or her | 7 |
| spouse was an officer, director, associate, partner, | 8 |
| member, proprietor, or served in an advisory capacity; | 9 |
| (2) the name of each client or entity that retained, | 10 |
| hired, or otherwise engaged an entity in which the | 11 |
| individual filing the statement or his or her spouse has an | 12 |
| ownership interest in excess of 7 1/2%, for the purpose of | 13 |
| lobbying or a representation case in the preceding 12 | 14 |
| months, for which compensation in excess of $5,000 was | 15 |
| received by the entity; and | 16 |
| (3) the name of each client or entity that retained, | 17 |
| hired, or otherwise engaged any entity for the purpose of | 18 |
| lobbying or a representation case in the preceding 12 | 19 |
| months, as a result of which the individual filing the | 20 |
| statement or his or her spouse received financial | 21 |
| compensation in excess of $5,000. | 22 |
| For each client or entity listed pursuant to this | 23 |
| subsection, the exact amount of compensation received from | 24 |
| services rendered in connection with the lobbying or | 25 |
| representation case listed, and the identity of the unit of | 26 |
| government before which such services were rendered. |
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| As used in this subsection: | 2 |
| "Lobbying" means communicating with representatives of | 3 |
| a municipality, unit of local government, State agency, or | 4 |
| the General Assembly for the ultimate purpose of | 5 |
| influencing executive, legislative, or administrative | 6 |
| action. "Lobbying" does not include communications with a | 7 |
| State agency, a municipality, a unit of local government, | 8 |
| or a member of the General Assembly made in the course of a | 9 |
| member of the General Assembly's legislative duties. | 10 |
| "Representation case" means the representation of any | 11 |
| person, client, or principal in any matter before any State | 12 |
| agency, municipality, or unit of local government where the | 13 |
| action or non-action of the State agency, municipality, or | 14 |
| unit of local government involves the exercise of | 15 |
| discretion. For purposes of this subsection, | 16 |
| "representation case" does not include (i) the | 17 |
| professional representation of any person, client, or | 18 |
| principal in any matter before any court created under | 19 |
| Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Illinois or | 20 |
| any court created under Article III of the Constitution of | 21 |
| the United States, or (ii) inquiries for information or | 22 |
| other services rendered in a legislative capacity on behalf | 23 |
| of a constituent or other member of the public. | 24 |
| (Source: P.A. 92-101, eff. 1-1-02; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
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| (5 ILCS 420/4A-103) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
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| Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required | 2 |
| by this Article to be filed
with the Secretary of State shall | 3 |
| be filled in by
typewriting or hand printing, shall be | 4 |
| verified, dated, and signed by the
person making the statement | 5 |
| and shall contain substantially the following:
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| STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
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| (TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
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| .............................................................
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| (name)
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| (each office or position of employment for which this
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| is filed)
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| .............................................................
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| (full mailing address)
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| GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
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| The interest (if constructively controlled by the person | 17 |
| making the
statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be | 18 |
| considered to be the
same as the interest of the person making | 19 |
| the statement.
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| Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
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| If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental | 22 |
| listing.
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| 1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity | 24 |
| doing
business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership | 25 |
| interest held by
the person at the date of filing is in excess | 26 |
| of $5,000 fair market value
or from which dividends in excess |
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| of $1,200 were derived during the
preceding calendar year. (In | 2 |
| the case of real estate, location thereof
shall be listed by | 3 |
| street address, or if none, then by legal description.)
No time | 4 |
| or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
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| instrument need be listed.
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6 | | Business Entity |
Instrument of Ownership |
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| 2. List the name, address and type of practice of any | 12 |
| professional
organization in which the person making the | 13 |
| statement was an officer,
director, associate, partner or | 14 |
| proprietor or served in any advisory
capacity, from which | 15 |
| income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
preceding | 16 |
| calendar year.
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17 | | Name |
Address |
Type of Practice |
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| 3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other | 22 |
| than to the
State of Illinois) to each entity from which income | 23 |
| exceeding $5,000 was
received for professional services | 24 |
| rendered during the preceding calendar
year by the person | 25 |
| making the statement.
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| 4. List the identity (including the address or legal | 3 |
| description of real
estate) of any capital asset from which a | 4 |
| capital gain of $5,000 or more
was realized during the | 5 |
| preceding calendar year.
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| 5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom | 9 |
| the person
making the statement maintains a close economic | 10 |
| association, including the
name of the lobbyist and specifying | 11 |
| the legislative matter or matters which
are the object of the | 12 |
| lobbying activity, and describing the general type of
economic | 13 |
| activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person | 14 |
| is
lobbying.
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15 | | Lobbyist |
Legislative Matter |
Client or Principal |
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| 6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State | 19 |
| of Illinois
from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived | 20 |
| during the preceding
calendar year other than for professional | 21 |
| services and the title or
description of any position held in | 22 |
| that entity. (In the case of real
estate, location thereof | 23 |
| shall be listed by street address, or if none,
then by legal | 24 |
| description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
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| institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
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| 7. List the name of any unit of government which employed | 5 |
| the person
making the statement during the preceding calendar | 6 |
| year other than the unit
or units
of government in relation to | 7 |
| which the person is required to file.
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| 8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, | 11 |
| or honorarium
or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate | 12 |
| in excess of $500, was
received during the preceding calendar | 13 |
| year.
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| 9. For members of the General Assembly and candidates for | 15 |
| membership in the General Assembly, list the name of each | 16 |
| client or entity on behalf of whom the individual filing the | 17 |
| statement or his or her spouse personally engaged in lobbying | 18 |
| or a representation case in the preceding 12 months, for which | 19 |
| compensation in excess of $5,000 was rendered to either the | 20 |
| individual filing the statement or his or her spouse, or to any | 21 |
| other entity in which the individual filing the statement or | 22 |
| his or her spouse was an officer, director, associate, partner, | 23 |
| member, proprietor, or served in an advisory capacity. This | 24 |
| includes the name of the unit of government before which the | 25 |
| services were rendered, as well as the exact amount of | 26 |
| compensation received from services rendered. |
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| For purposes of this statement, "lobbying" and | 2 |
| "representation case" have the meanings ascribed to those terms | 3 |
| in Section 4A-102 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. |
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4 | | Client/Entity |
Unit of Government |
Amount |
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| 10. For members of the General Assembly and candidates for | 9 |
| membership in the General Assembly, list the name of each | 10 |
| client or entity that retained, hired, or otherwise engaged an | 11 |
| entity in which the individual filing the statement or his or | 12 |
| her spouse has an ownership interest in excess of 7 1/2%, for | 13 |
| the purpose of lobbying or a representation case in the | 14 |
| preceding 12 months, for compensation in excess of $5,000. This | 15 |
| includes the name of the unit of government before which the | 16 |
| services were rendered, as well as the exact amount of | 17 |
| compensation received from services rendered. | 18 |
| For purposes of this statement, "lobbying" and | 19 |
| "representation case" have the meanings ascribed to those terms | 20 |
| in Section 4A-102 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. |
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21 | | Client/Entity |
Unit of Government |
Amount |
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| 11. For members of the General Assembly and candidates for | 26 |
| membership in the General Assembly, list the name of each |
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| client or entity that retained, hired, or otherwise engaged any | 2 |
| entity for the purpose of lobbying or a representation case in | 3 |
| the preceding 12 months, as a result of which the individual | 4 |
| filing this statement or his or her spouse received financial | 5 |
| compensation in excess of $5,000. This includes the name of the | 6 |
| unit of government before which the services were rendered, as | 7 |
| well as the exact amount of compensation received from services | 8 |
| rendered. | 9 |
| For purposes of this statement, "lobbying" and | 10 |
| "representation case" have the meanings ascribed to those terms | 11 |
| in Section 4A-102 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. |
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12 | | Client/Entity |
Unit of Government |
Amount |
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| VERIFICATION:
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| "I declare that this statement of economic interests | 18 |
| (including any
accompanying schedules and statements) has been | 19 |
| examined by me and to the
best of my knowledge and belief is a | 20 |
| true, correct and complete statement
of my economic interests | 21 |
| as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics
Act. I | 22 |
| understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
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| incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or | 24 |
| imprisonment
in a penal institution other than the penitentiary | 25 |
| not to exceed one year,
or both fine and imprisonment."
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| (date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)
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| (Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
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