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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1815</title>
<shortdesc>ETHICS-REVOLVING DOOR</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jil Tracy and Chris Balkema</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Ethics</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 430/5-45</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 430/20-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 430/25-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 430/50-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an employer shall not knowingly offer employment, compensation, or fees for services to a person if that person is prohibited by the Act's revolving door prohibitions from accepting employment, compensation, or fees for services from that employer. Grants the Executive Ethics Commission and the Legislative Ethics Commission jurisdiction over employers who make offers of employment, compensation, or fees for services in violation of this prohibition. Authorizes an ethics commission to impose a penalty of up to 3 times the total annual compensation that was offered in violation of this prohibition.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Ethics</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>10/14/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Ethics</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026</action>
</actions>
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