LOBBYISTS-FEE WAIVER
- Introduced Jan 24, 2025
- In committee Jan 24, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- 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
- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- SenateTo Ethics
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
- CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- 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.
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Mary Edly-AllenD Primary sponsor · District 31
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.