HB 2079 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

LOCAL GOV-TOWNSHIP OFFICERS

Summary
Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a township officer may hold a position on the board of a not-for-profit corporation that is interested in a contract, work, or business of the township if: (1) the township officer is appointed by the governing body of the township to represent the interests of the township on a not-for-profit corporation's board, then the township officer may actively vote on matters involving either that board or the township, so long as the membership on the not-for-profit board is not a paid position; or (2) the township officer is not appointed to the governing body of a not-for-profit corporation by the governing body of the township, then the township officer may continue to serve, however, the township officer shall abstain from voting on an proposition before the township governing body directly involving the not-for-profit corporation and, for those matters, shall not be counted as present for the purposes of quorum of the township governing body.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 21, 2023 Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2023

How they voted

1080
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 116
Mar 16, 2023
D Democratic76
72 Yea 4
94% Yea
R Republican40
36 Yea 4
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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