Illinois · Senate Bill 1196 · 104th General Assembly

LOBBYISTS-FEE WAIVER

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

13 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  5. SenateTo Ethics
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 6 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.