Chapter 25 — LEGISLATURE

(25 ILCS 166/5-31) Sec. 5-31. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; text omitted.)

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(25 ILCS 166/5-88) Sec. 5-88. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by repealing Sections 2-105.1 and 2-105.2. (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

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(25 ILCS 166/999-95) Sec. 999-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate…

(25 ILCS 166/999-99) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Articles 10, 85, 98, 100, and 125 take effect on July 1, 2023, Articles 20, 80, and 99 take effect on January 1, 2024, and Section 5-110 takes effect on the effective date of Ho…

(25 ILCS 170/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 171) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known as the Lobbyist Registration Act. (Source: P.A. 76-1848.)

(25 ILCS 170/10) (from Ch. 63, par. 180) Sec. 10. Penalties. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act, except for a violation of Section 4.7 or paragraph (d) of Section 5, shall be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each…

(25 ILCS 170/11) (from Ch. 63, par. 181) Sec. 11. Enforcement. (a) The Secretary of State Inspector General appointed under Section 14 of the Secretary of State Act shall initiate investigations of violations of this Act upon receipt of credible evidence of a violation. If, upon …

(25 ILCS 170/11.2) Sec. 11.2. Preemption. Other than a municipality with a population over 500,000, no unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate lobbying in a manner inconsistent with this Act, and all existing laws and ordinances that are inconsistent wi…

(25 ILCS 170/11.3) Sec. 11.3. Compensation from a State agency. It is a violation of this Act for a person registered or required to be registered under this Act to accept or agree to accept compensation from a State agency for the purpose of lobbying legislative action. This Sec…

(25 ILCS 170/12) (from Ch. 63, par. 182) Sec. 12. Severability clause. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. (Source: P.A…

(25 ILCS 170/2) (from Ch. 63, par. 172) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other organization or group of persons. (b) "Expenditure" mea…

(25 ILCS 170/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 173) Sec. 3. Persons required to register. (a) Except as provided in Section 9, any natural person who, for compensation or otherwise, undertakes to lobby, or any person or entity who employs or compensates another person for the purposes of lob…

(25 ILCS 170/3.1) Sec. 3.1. Prohibition on serving on boards and commissions. Notwithstanding any other law of this State, on and after February 1, 2004, but not before that date, a person required to be registered under this Act, his or her spouse, and his or her immediate famil…

(25 ILCS 170/4) Sec. 4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-187. Repealed by P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)

(25 ILCS 170/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Ethics training. Each natural person required to register as a lobbyist under this Act must complete a program of ethics training provided by the Secretary of State. A natural person registered under this Act must complete the training program before r…

(25 ILCS 170/4.7) Sec. 4.7. Prohibition on sexual harassment. (a) All persons have the right to work in an environment free from sexual harassment. All persons subject to this Act shall refrain from sexual harassment of any person. (b) (Blank). (b-5) Each natural person required …

(25 ILCS 170/5) Sec. 5. Lobbyist registration and disclosure. Every natural person and every entity required to register under this Act shall before any service is performed which requires the natural person or entity to register, but in any event not later than 2 business days a…

(25 ILCS 170/6) (from Ch. 63, par. 176) Sec. 6. Reports. (a) Lobbyist reports. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, every lobbyist registered under this Act who is solely employed by a lobbying entity shall file an affirmation, verified under oath pursuant to Section 1-1…

(25 ILCS 170/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Expenditures on behalf of officials. (a) A registrant that makes an expenditure on behalf of an official must inform the official in writing, contemporaneously with receipt of the expenditure, that the expenditure is a reportable expenditure pursuant t…

(25 ILCS 170/7) (from Ch. 63, par. 177) Sec. 7. Duties of the Secretary of State. (a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to provide appropriate forms for the registration and reporting of information required by this Act and to keep such registrations and reports on f…

(25 ILCS 170/8) (from Ch. 63, par. 178) Sec. 8. Contingent fees prohibited. No person shall retain or employ another to lobby or provide services as a consultant with respect to any legislative, executive, or administrative action for compensation contingent in whole or in part u…

(25 ILCS 170/9) (from Ch. 63, par. 179) Sec. 9. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to infringe in any way the right of a citizen to lawfully petition a member of the General Assembly or any other public official as guaranteed in the Constitution of the State of Illinois. (Sou…

(25 ILCS 175/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Accessibility Act. (Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22.)

(25 ILCS 175/10) Sec. 10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-25.)

(25 ILCS 175/5) Sec. 5. General Assembly accessibility. (a) The General Assembly shall make efforts to increase the accessibility of the General Assembly for people with disabilities. (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall each appoi…

(25 ILCS 175/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22.)