Bill Sponsors: IL HB2936 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Creates the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund as a fund to be held outside of the State Treasury with the State Treasurer as custodian. Creates the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund and the State Police Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund as special funds in the State Treasury. Provides for the allocation of specified amounts, regardless of appropriation, from the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund into the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund and the State Police Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund and the State Police Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund. Repeals the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Amends the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0148 [HB2936 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative William Davis [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-030FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Camille Lilly [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-078FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-008FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Heather Steans [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-007FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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