---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHARITY-FIN STMT TO ATTGEN"
description: "Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act. Provides that a charitable organization registered pursuant to the Act that receives in any 12 month period ending upon its established fiscal or calendar year contributions in excess of $300,000 shall file a written report with the Attorney General which shall include a financial statement covering the immediately preceding 12 month period of operation (now, in excess of $150,000)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1970"
citation: "Illinois SB 1970 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5631e03-fb97-47bb-b6b2-b8c4e99c3b4e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1970&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44873&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "10196af52b88d61f5d44bc80a3c46d19110644671e0e6de449bce94d8e7a5554"
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 SB 1970 (96th) — CHARITY-FIN STMT TO ATTGEN

Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act. Provides that a charitable organization registered pursuant to the Act that receives in any 12 month period ending upon its established fiscal or calendar year contributions in excess of $300,000 shall file a written report with the Attorney General which shall include a financial statement covering the immediately preceding 12 month period of operation (now, in excess of $150,000).

## 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=09600SB1970&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44873&DocNum=1970&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1970eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44873&DocNum=1970&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1970enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44873&DocNum=1970&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **83–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- André M. Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Flynn Currie — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Duffy — primary (person)
- David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Hamos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Duffy `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2009-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-04-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2009-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-18** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0488 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5631e03-fb97-47bb-b6b2-b8c4e99c3b4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).