HB0008 - Illinois: Ethics, General Assembly, Lobbying, Lobbying, School, Secretary Of State

ETHICS-LOBBYING Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to impose revolving door restrictions on executive branch and legislative branch officers and employees. Amends the Secretary of State Act to give the Secretary of State Inspector General the authority to investigate lobbyist wrongdoing. Amends the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act concerning committee witness slips. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act with respect to the following: the definition of "official"; lobbying entities; registration under the Act; serving on boards and commissions; reports; gifts; penalties; and other matters. Effective July 1, 2007. House Amendment No. 1 In the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act, changes the responsibility for posting witness slips from a staff person designated by the committee to the legislative committee clerk, as assigned. Removes the bill's July 1, 2007 effective date.  Fiscal [...]

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