Faced with mounting public pressure in the wake of recent
scandals, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign several
pieces of "ethics" legislation that the General Assembly
adopted in May. Two bills, SB 51 and SB 54, which amend the
Procurement Code and Lobbyist Registration Act, change the
registration and reporting requirements for companies doing or
seeking more than $50,000 worth of business with the state and for
lobbyists.
State contractors who have or are bidding on more than $50,000
in annual business with the state and who must file business entity
registrations with the Illinois State Board of Elections will need
to resubmit their registrations electronically later this summer.
These changes will not affect the upcoming deadlines for the
semiannual lobbyist activity reports due to the State of Illinois
(July 31, 2009) or the City of Chicago (July 20, 2009). Please note
that under both the State of Illinois and City of Chicago laws,
with very limited
