---
type: "Bill"
title: "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-LATE TERM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Expands definition of \"late term appointee\" to include a person who is appointed as a director, executive director, or other similar officer by a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar group, authorized or created by State law where the Governor appoints one or more members, 90 or fewer days before the end of the then-serving Governor's term, when the then-serving Governor does not succeed himself or herself as Governor. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1369"
citation: "Illinois SB 1369 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-18"
last_action: "2016-01-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1b1710a-4905-406c-9b75-d284d91c32d0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1369&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87864&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "65ee1ff5403ad0c581a7db30b61c90a716bee9f0242dde7f5e3df8250641aec3"
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 1369 (99th) — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-LATE TERM

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Expands definition of "late term appointee" to include a person who is appointed as a director, executive director, or other similar officer by a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar group, authorized or created by State law where the Governor appoints one or more members, 90 or fewer days before the end of the then-serving Governor's term, when the then-serving Governor does not succeed himself or herself as Governor. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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=09900SB1369&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87864&DocNum=1369&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1369eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87864&DocNum=1369&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1369enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87864&DocNum=1369&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2015-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2015
- **2015-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2015-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2015-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-10-14** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-10-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) October 31, 2015
- **2015-10-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-10-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-10-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2015-10-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Rita
- **2015-10-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-10-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-10-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-10-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-10-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-10-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-10-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-10-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) December 4, 2015
- **2015-11-10** Sponsor Removed Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2015-11-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-11-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-12-04** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-12-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - December 7, 2015
- **2015-12-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2015-12-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-12-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-12-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-12-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2015-12-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-12-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-01-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-01-29** Effective Date January 29, 2016
- **2016-01-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0500 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1b1710a-4905-406c-9b75-d284d91c32d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).