---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FEE"
description: "Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Makes the annual registration fee $150 for any entity qualified under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) (now, $150 for entities qualified under Section 501(c)(3) and $350 for entities qualified under any other provision of Section 501(c)). Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 88"
citation: "Illinois HB 88 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-01-09"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44d792d9-ad49-444e-bc0e-278deb1dbdd5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=88&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40080&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3c57c15eeffe3eb92b7be645f0b72655dadf9e0d5e21157bd7f96b97fa93f1c7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 88 (96th) — LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FEE

Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Makes the annual registration fee $150 for any entity qualified under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) (now, $150 for entities qualified under Section 501(c)(3) and $350 for entities qualified under any other provision of Section 501(c)). Effective July 1, 2009.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0088&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40080&DocNum=88&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0088eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40080&DocNum=88&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0088enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40080&DocNum=88&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–4** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **107–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-01-09** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Held in Executive
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2009-05-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 016-001-000
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 016-001-000
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-011-000
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 107-011-000
- **2009-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2009-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2009
- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0136 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44d792d9-ad49-444e-bc0e-278deb1dbdd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).