LOBBYING PROHIBITION House SponsorsRep. Patrick Windhorst-Dan Ugaste, Tony M. McCombie, Dave Severin, David Friess, Travis Weaver, Charles Meier, Kevin Schmidt, Joe C. Sosnowski and Jason R. Bunting 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 5 ILCS 420/2-101from Ch. 127, par. 602-101 Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator or executive branch constitutional officer shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a municipality, county, or township, or an official thereof (now, that prohibition applies only if the legislator is lobbying on behalf of a lobbyist or lobbying entity that is registered to lobby the General Assembly or the executive branch of the State of Illinois). 1/31/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst 2/4/2025HouseFirst Reading 2/4/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie 2/25/2025HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections 3/20/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin 3/20/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/25/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste 3/25/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver 3/26/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier 3/26/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt 3/26/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski 4/8/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting