Illinois · House Bill 3577 · 103rd General Assembly

LOBBYING PROHIBITION

HB 3577 Sponsored by Patrick Windhorst Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 17, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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).

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  9. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.