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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 761          </title>
<shortdesc>GA CONFLICT OF INTEREST</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Julie A. Morrison</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 420/3-203</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 603-203</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that when a legislator chooses to take official action on a matter despite the existence of a conflict situation, he or she shall (in addition to serving the public interest) also disclose that he or she is taking official action by either: (i) filing a statement with the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate stating that he or she has a conflict regarding the specified legislative matter and that he or she is voting in the public interest; or (ii) stating on the record, during debate on the legislative matter, that he or she has a conflict regarding the legislative matter in question and that he or she is voting in the public interest.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/1/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)</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 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2018</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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