(a) No legislator may engage in promoting or opposing in any manner the passage by the General Assembly of any legislative matter affecting the interests of any individual, association, or corporation as distinct from those of the people of the State as a whole, if he or she accepts compensation specifically attributable to such lobbying, other than that provided by law for members of the General Assembly. Nothing in this Section prohibits a legislator from lobbying without compensation.
     No legislator or executive branch constitutional officer shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a municipality, county, or township, or an official thereof, on behalf of any lobbyist or lobbying entity that is registered to lobby the General Assembly or the executive branch of the State of Illinois.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,500
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 420/2-101

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (b) No elected or appointed county executive or legislative official shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a county, municipality, township, the General Assembly, a State executive branch office or agency, or an official thereof, on behalf of any lobbyist or lobbying entity that is registered to lobby the county in which the official is elected or appointed.
     (c) No elected or appointed municipal executive or legislative official shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a county, municipality, township, the General Assembly, a State executive branch office or agency, or an official thereof, on behalf of any lobbyist or lobbying entity that is registered to lobby the municipality in which the official is elected or appointed.
     (d) No elected or appointed township executive or legislative official shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a county, municipality, township, the General Assembly, a State executive branch office or agency, or an official thereof, on behalf of any lobbyist or lobbying entity that is registered to lobby the township in which the official is elected or appointed.
     (e) No elected or appointed municipal executive or legislative official shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a county, municipality, or township, the General Assembly, a State executive branch office or agency, or an official thereof, on behalf of any lobbyist or lobbying entity if the person is an elected or appointed municipal executive or legislative official from a municipality exempted by the preemption provision of § 11.2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act.
     (f) A violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor.