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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1641   </title>
<shortdesc>ST CONTRACTOR CONTRIBUTIONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>5 ILCS 430/5-45</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/9-8.20 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 500/50-30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 500/50-37 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits an officer, member, or State employee, for one year after most recently commencing State service, from knowingly participating in procurement, regulatory, or licensing decisions directly related to a person or entity that employed or compensated that officer, member, or employee, or his or her spouse or certain family members, during the year before the commencement of State employment. Permits waivers of the prohibitions on the same basis as the Act's current revolving door prohibition. Amends the Election Code. Prohibits State executive branch constitutional officers, candidates for those offices, and their political committees from accepting campaign contributions from (i) State contractors, (ii) bidders on State contracts not yet awarded, and (iii) State employees. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Prohibits specified procurement officials and executive officers confirmed by the Senate, during the first year in that position, from making procurement decisions relating to a person or entity that employed or compensated the official during the 2 years before commencing the affected position. For new contracts, requires that State contractors certify that they have not made campaign contributions to the State executive branch constitutional officer with jurisdiction over the awarding State agency or to that officer's political committee. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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