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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2389         </title>
<shortdesc>PUBLIC OFFICIAL LOBBYING BAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dave Vella and Janet Yang Rohr</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>25 ILCS 170/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 63, par. 172</aliasreference><reference>25 ILCS 170/3.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that no official shall, within a period of 5 years immediately following the end of his or her term of office, engage in lobbying or any other activity that would require registration under the Act. Modifies the definition of "official" to include any elected or appointed official of a unit of local government.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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