Illinois · House Bill 3115 · 104th General Assembly

ETHICS-LOBBYING RESTRICTION

HB 3115 Sponsored by Blaine Wilhour In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly, person whose appointment to office is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, or head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit within the government of this State who takes office on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act shall not, within a…

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Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly, person whose appointment to office is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, or head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit within the government of this State who takes office on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act shall not, within a 3-year period immediately following termination of that person's most recent term of office, register as a lobbyist and engage in lobbying with members of the General Assembly. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Blaine Wilhour
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Republicans.

All 7 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.