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SB1815

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ETHICS-REVOLVING DOOR

What this bill does

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an employer shall not knowingly offer employment, compensation, or fees for services to a person if that person is prohibited by the Act's revolving door prohibitions from accepting employment, compensation, or fees for services from that employer. Grants the Executive Ethics Commission and the Legislative Ethics Commission jurisdiction over employers who make offers of employment, compensation, or fees for services in violation of this prohibition. Authorizes an ethics commission to impose a penalty of up to 3 times the total annual compensation that was offered in violation of this prohibition.

Sponsor: Jil Tracy Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2025-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
8.2%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 92%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 248 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$296,617.43 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
10 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Jil Tracy Chief sponsor 216 $201,557.43 Realtor Political Action Committee ($16,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ID#39860 ($10,000.00); Dot Foods, Inc. ($5,000.00)
Chris Balkema Sponsor 94 $95,060.00 Kevin Hoffman ($12,500.00); Richard Uihlein ($7,300.00); D Construction ($5,000.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Community BancPac Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $3,500.00
Manufacturers Political Action Committee Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $2,500.00
CHEMPAC Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $2,250.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $1,500.00
SUAAction Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $1,250.00
Illinois Policy PAC Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $1,250.00
Target Corporation Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $1,000.00
Ralph Rivera Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $650.00
ISRA Political Victory Fund Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $500.00
Peoples Energy Political Action Committee Jil Tracy, Chris Balkema $500.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 5 $16,000.00
Kevin Hoffman President G&D Trucking 2 $12,500.00
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ID#39860 — — 1 $10,000.00
Richard Uihlein CEO Uline 1 $7,300.00
McDonald's Corporation — — 1 $5,000.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $5,000.00
Tyrpin Mark President Mercantile Bank 1 $5,000.00
Dot Foods, Inc. — — 1 $5,000.00
D Construction — — 2 $5,000.00
Marquis Energy - Illinois LLC — — 1 $5,000.00
Bryan Stokes President Quincy Recycle Paper, Inc. 3 $4,802.54
Illinois Hospital Association PAC — — 3 $4,500.00
Realtor Politcal Action Committee — — 3 $4,500.00
Comcast — — 2 $4,000.00
IL Manufactured Housing Association PAC — — 2 $4,000.00
Ameren — — 1 $4,000.00
Ameren Illinois Company — — 2 $4,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC — — 2 $3,500.00
Don Tracy Attorney Brown Hay & Stephens 2 $3,500.00
Harold B. Oakley — — 5 $3,500.00
John Tracy Corp. Executive Dot Foods, Inc. 2 $3,500.00
United Community Bank — — 2 $3,500.00
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC — — 2 $3,500.00
Community BancPac — — 3 $3,500.00
Brown Electric Construction Company — — 3 $3,250.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

10 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-04 — ToEthics. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Jil Tracy Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-06 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-18 Committee Assignment
Assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-02-19 Committee Assignment
ToEthics Rule 3-3(b)
Referred to a subcommittee for more focused review (e.g., 'To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee').
2025-03-21 Deadlines & Re-referrals
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4)
Senate committee deadline set or extended. Procedural — establishes when the bill must be voted out of committee.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a)
Senate procedural rule — bill re-referred to Assignments for missing Rule 2-10 deadline. Bill is NOT dead but faces uphill battle.
2025-10-14 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added as Co-SponsorSen. Chris Balkema Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator added as co-sponsor.
2026-02-03 Committee Assignment
Re-assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(d); House Rule 18(f)
Bill moved from one substantive committee to another. Can indicate strategic maneuvering or jurisdictional correction.
2026-02-04 Committee Assignment
ToEthics Rule 3-3(b)
Referred to a subcommittee for more focused review (e.g., 'To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee').

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-06 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Jil Tracy Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-18 Senate Assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-19 Senate ToEthics Rule 3-3(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-21 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) Deadlines & Re-referrals —
2025-04-11 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2025-10-14 Senate Added as Co-SponsorSen. Chris Balkema Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2026-02-03 Senate Re-assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(d); House Rule 18(f) Committee Assignment —
2026-02-04 Senate ToEthics Rule 3-3(b) Committee Assignment —