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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 793          </title>
<shortdesc>GA MEMBER-LOBBYING BAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patrick Windhorst-Tony McCombie, Jeff Keicher and Chris Bos</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 420/2-101</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 602-101</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation, lobby any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any official of any unit of local government. Provides that a person who violates these provisions is guilty of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony. Defines terms. Repeals current provisions banning members of the General Assembly from lobbying, a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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