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2004 Regular Session

House Bill 5025

AN ACT STRENGTHENING ETHICS LAWS CONCERNING FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, GIFTS AND STATE CONTRACTORS.

Became law as Public Act 04-245, signed June 1, 2004, 118 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) limit the gift exception for major life events to gifts costing less than one hundred dollars, (2) require state officials to disclose on the annual Statement of Financial Interests the nature and extent of business interests held in common with lobbyists, state contractors or persons regulated by the officials' agencies, (3) extend the prohibition on gifts to a state official from a person doing business or seeking to do business with the official's agency by prohibiting gifts to constitutional officers, department heads and members of their immediate families from any person doing business or seeking to do business with any state agency, (4) expressly prohibit gifts costing one hundred dollars or more to state officials or their immediate families from subordinates of the officials, (5) require the approval of the State Ethics Commission for gifts to the state that are exempt from the prohibitions on gifts to state officials and employees, (6) require each state agency and quasi-public agency to publish on the agency's web site contracts over one hundred thousand dollars, and (7) prohibit the Attorney General from approving any state or quasi-public agency contract, lease or amendment in excess of one hundred thousand dollars unless the agency files affidavits from the agency and contractor or lessor detailing any gifts of fifty dollars or more to agency officials or employees during the preceding ten years.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

15 co-sponsors

Michael J. Cardin, James Field Spallone, Christopher G. Donovan, Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, Christopher R. Stone, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Kathleen M. Tallarita, Joan A. Lewis, Lawrence G. Miller, Diana S. Urban, Steven T. Mikutel, Livvy R. Floren, Vickie Orsini Nardello, Felipe Reinoso

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Donald J. DeFronzo, Andrew W. Roraback, John McKinney, Catherine W. Cook, William A. Aniskovich

    Its course

    February 4 to June 1, 2004, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action28 actions on 16 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to May 490 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 4 to Mar 1944 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 6 to Apr 137 days

    In the SenateMay 4 to May 51 day

    Waiting to be sentMay 5 to May 2116 days

    With the GovernorMay 21 to Jun 111 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 4 · Adopted May 5

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – May 4

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 5Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 19Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 6Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 13Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. May 4The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 4 – May 5

    1. May 4Sent to the Senate
    2. May 5The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 19 – Jun 1

    1. May 19Numbered Public Act 04-245
    2. May 21Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 1Signed by the Governor
    All 28 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    4. Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    5. Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 6REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. Apr 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 26NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 26TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 26FILE NO.Both houses
    18. May 4HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. May 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. May 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
    21. May 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    22. May 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    23. May 5RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
    24. May 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    25. May 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    26. May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    27. May 21TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    28. Jun 1SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor