ST ETHICS/LOBBYING REFORM

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act, and the Lobbyist Registration Act. Makes changes concerning: lobbying revolving door prohibition for State employees; website posting of legislative committee witness slips; registration requirements and exemptions for lobbyists and lobbying entities; disclosure of employment or retention of lobbyists by units of local government and school districts; reports by lobbyists and lobbying entities; gifts from lobbyists and lobbying entities to elected State officials and State employees; and investigation of and penalties for violations of the Lobbyist Registration Act.