House Sponsors: HANNIG. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD Short description: LOC GOVT GIFT BAN Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Local Gift Ban Act and amends the State Gift Ban Act. Prohibits employees and elected and appointed officials of units of local government and school districts from soliciting and accepting gifts from entities having interests affected by the actions of the employees, the officials, the units of local government, or the school districts. Applies to an employee's or official's spouse and certain other family members. Exempts various categories of gifts. Permits units of local government and school districts to designate ethics officers. Permits units of local government and school districts to establish ethics commissions to consider gift ban complaints and recommend disciplinary actions. Permits units of local government and school districts to share ethics officers and commissions. Makes violation of the Act a business offense subject to a fine of up to $5,000. Permits an employee's or official's ultimate jurisdictional authority to take disciplinary action against him or her when the employee or official has violated the Act or is the subject of an ethics commission recommendation. Preempts home rule. Removes units of local government and school districts from application of the State Gift Ban Act. Effective July 1, 1999, except that changes in the State Gift Ban Act take effect upon becoming law. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 425/5 5 ILCS 425/15 5 ILCS 425/83 rep. 5 ILCS 425/85 rep. Deletes all of the provisions of the bill except the short title. JUDICIAL NOTE (Administrative Office of Illinois Courts) There may be a minimal increase in judicial workloads; there would be no increase in the number of judges needed. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 120/1.02 from Ch. 102, par. 41.02 5 ILCS 140/7 from Ch. 116, par. 207 5 ILCS 425/5 5 ILCS 425/15 5 ILCS 425/60 5 ILCS 425/83 rep. 5 ILCS 425/85 rep. 30 ILCS 805/8.23 new Deletes everything. Creates the Local Gift Ban Act. Prohibits employees and elected and appointed officials of units of local government and school districts from soliciting and accepting gifts from entities having interests affected by the actions of the employees, officials, units, or districts. Applies to an employee's or official's spouse and certain other family members. Exempts various categories of gifts. Requires units of local government and school districts to each designate an ethics officer. Requires counties to establish ethics commissions to consider complaints. Requires other units of local government and school districts to either establish ethics commissions or use the county ethics commission to consider complaints. Permits each unit of local government and school district to determine the Act's applicability to appointed and elected officials who are non-salaried. Provides the complaint procedure to be used by commissions and the disciplinary measures the commissions may recommend, similar to those of the State Gift Ban Act. Authorizes commissions to assess fines. Authorizes a violating employee's or official's ultimate jurisdictional authority to take disciplinary action. Makes violation a business offense with a fine of up to $5,000. Preempts home rule. Amends the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the State Mandates Act to exempt the Act. Amends the State Gift Ban Act to exempt units of local government and school districts. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Requires, rather than permits, a unit of local government or school district that uses the county's ethics commission to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the county for such operation. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status