HB1169 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

501(C)(3) LOBBYING FEE EXEMPT
Last Action
2/17/2026 - House: Assigned to Ethics & Elections
Hearings
Ethics & Elections Hearing Mar 18 2026 3:00PM Stratton Building Room D-1 Springfield, IL
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
25 ILCS 170/5  
Synopsis As Introduced
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 an annual budget of less than $5,000,000 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.
Actions
DateChamberAction
1/07/2025HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
1/09/2025HouseFirst Reading
1/09/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/05/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2/05/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2/05/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2/05/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2/06/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2/06/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
2/06/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2/06/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2/11/2025HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections
2/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
2/26/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
2/26/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
3/06/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
3/06/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/01/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
4/30/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
5/12/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
1/28/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
2/17/2026HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections