IL SB1196 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-04 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-04 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Directs the Secretary of State to grant a waiver of the lobbyist registration fee for any not-for-profit entity with total expenses of less than $1,000,000 in the most recent fiscal year that is classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including a waiver for any lobbyist that exclusively lobbies on behalf of such an entity.
Title
LOBBYISTS-FEE WAIVER
Sponsors
| Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D] | Sen. Laura Fine [D] | Sen. Javier Cervantes [D] | Sen. Michael Halpin [D] |
| Sen. David Koehler [D] | Sen. Jil Tracy [R] | Sen. Paul Faraci [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | To Ethics |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 170 | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
