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HB 4726 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

ETHICS-ADMIN LEAVE-CRIMINAL

Summary
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that if any State officer or employee of the executive or legislative branch is placed on administrative leave, either voluntarily or involuntarily, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation or prosecution and that officer or employee is removed from office or employment for one or more reasons directly related to that criminal matter, then the officer or employee is indebted to the State for all compensation and the value of all benefits received during the administrative leave and must forthwith pay the full amount to the State. As a matter of law, applies similar restrictions on officers and employees of units of local government and school districts. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
Signed into Law
Aug 2008
Introduced Apr 2, 2008 Signed Aug 29, 2008
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2008 · House May 31, 2008

How they voted

53–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 57
May 20, 2008
D Democratic35
32 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
5
Aug 29, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2008
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2008
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
lower
May 30, 2008
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 29, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2008
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
lower
May 21, 2008
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 21, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 20, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-4)
senate
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000
upper
May 14, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 14, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
upper
May 13, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 13, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins
upper
Apr 30, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2008
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 5, 2008
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2008
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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