---
type: "Bill"
title: "ETHICS-STATEMENTS-WEB FILING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. In provisions governing the Internet-based filing of statements of economic interests with county clerks, corrects a reference to an erroneous Section number. Replaces a provision that mandated the Internet-based filing of statements of economic interest with a provision that authorizes the filing of those statements by Internet or by standardized form. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1542"
citation: "Illinois HB 1542 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9703e54f-29df-4f70-9192-23e85f422176"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1542&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58682&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1ba41d316ddc1825811df1cc21fe83b505ae62c7b002c8f630ea9a5c190f1d9e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1542 (97th) — ETHICS-STATEMENTS-WEB FILING

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. In provisions governing the Internet-based filing of statements of economic interests with county clerks, corrects a reference to an erroneous Section number. Replaces a provision that mandated the Internet-based filing of statements of economic interest with a provision that authorizes the filing of those statements by Internet or by standardized form. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1542&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58682&DocNum=1542&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1542eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58682&DocNum=1542&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1542enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58682&DocNum=1542&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2011
- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0212 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9703e54f-29df-4f70-9192-23e85f422176`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).