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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 615          </title>
<shortdesc>LOBBYIST-REVOLVING DOOR BAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Heather A. Steans, Cristina Castro-Melinda Bush and Jim Oberweis</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>25 ILCS 170/3.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that no State employee or official, while employed by the State or serving as an appointee of the State, shall negotiate for employment or other compensation with any person or entity that is registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist or lobbying entity under the Act. Provides that no former State employee or official, within a period of one year immediately after termination of State employment, shall accept employment or compensation from any person or entity for lobbying State government.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/24/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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