Ethics Deadline Extended

The deadline for the Illinois Senate to take up a package of ethics reforms and send it to the House has been extended another few weeks. Senate bills had a deadline to pass the legislature weeks ago, but lawmakers have extended the deadline for Senate Bill 4 three times now. The omnibus measure regulating lobbying, lawmaker disclosures and more now has a May 21 deadline for Senators to pass to the House. The deadline to pass bills to the governor with simple majorities is May 31.