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SB 89                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 89 BY SENATOR COGHILL, entitled:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act clarifying that a legislator or legislative employee                                                               
     is allowed to accept certain compassionate gifts; allowing                                                                 
     legislators and legislative employees to use legislative                                                                   
     mailing lists for campaign purposes and nonlegislative                                                                     
     purposes; allowing legislators and legislative employees                                                                   
     who are representing persons in an administrative hearing                                                                  
     to contact hearing officers and attempt to influence the                                                                   
     outcome of the hearing if they are professionals licensed in                                                               
     the state, and allowing legislators and legislative employees                                                              
     who are not professionals licensed in the state to contact                                                                 
     hearing officers for the purpose of influencing the outcome                                                                
     of the hearing in certain instances; allowing legislators and                                                              
     legislative employees, in certain circumstances, to                                                                        
     participate in partisan political activity while on state                                                                  
     travel; prohibiting a public member of the Select                                                                          
     Committee on Legislative Ethics from disclosing                                                                            
     confidential information without authorization; clarifying                                                                 
     the ethics disclosure requirements for tickets to or gifts in                                                              
     connection with charity events; amending disclosure                                                                        

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     deadlines under the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to                                                                    
     requests to refrain from disclosure under the Legislative                                                                  
     Ethics Act; and establishing a seat for an alternate public                                                                
     member on the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics and                                                                   
     clarifying the requirements related to participation by                                                                    
     alternate members in the proceedings of the committee."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary                                                         
Committees.