---
type: "Bill"
title: "ST ETHICS-PUBLIC SERVICE ADS"
description: "Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits a public service announcement on behalf of a State administered program that contains the proper name, image, or voice of a State executive branch constitutional officer or legislator from being displayed on a billboard or electronic message board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1344"
citation: "Illinois SB 1344 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dc95164-2461-460f-a5eb-34a93afa5c15"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1344&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57096&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "028cd8354cc8ccf3575b0af2ae53ffc4447f1de411052acf62feddefb4e90ce6"
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 SB 1344 (97th) — ST ETHICS-PUBLIC SERVICE ADS

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits a public service announcement on behalf of a State administered program that contains the proper name, image, or voice of a State executive branch constitutional officer or legislator from being displayed on a billboard or electronic message board. 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=09700SB1344&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57096&DocNum=1344&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1344eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57096&DocNum=1344&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1344enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57096&DocNum=1344&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **91–19** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Chad Hays — cosponsor (person)
- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Dwight Kay — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Murphy — primary (person)
- Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Unes — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Morthland — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Matt Murphy `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** To Executive Subcommittee on State Government Operations; - 3/10/2011 - Postponed
- **2011-03-16** Reported Back To Executive; 002-000-000
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-04-13** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-04-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Chris Nybo
- **2011-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-04** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-06** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2011-05-06** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 091-019-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2011-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-16** Effective Date June 16, 2011
- **2011-06-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0013 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dc95164-2461-460f-a5eb-34a93afa5c15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).