---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOBBYISTS-CLIENT REGISTRANTS"
description: "Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires a registrant whose client is another registrant to disclose the name and address of the ultimate beneficiary of the registrant's services. Requires a registrant whose client is another registrant to include in expenditure reports the name and address of the ultimate beneficiary of the expenditure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2943"
citation: "Illinois HB 2943 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-25"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b45564a-b680-411c-b1d0-485820afc230"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2943&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74790&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bb3b304f6503fb7a3145545bc2e299b0d142e571f6c3bf4798a094ea030f91da"
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 2943 (98th) — LOBBYISTS-CLIENT REGISTRANTS

Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires a registrant whose client is another registrant to disclose the name and address of the ultimate beneficiary of the registrant's services. Requires a registrant whose client is another registrant to include in expenditure reports the name and address of the ultimate beneficiary of the expenditure.

## 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=09800HB2943&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74790&DocNum=2943&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2943eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74790&DocNum=2943&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2943enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74790&DocNum=2943&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott Drury — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2013-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Postponed - Executive
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2013
- **2013-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2013-05-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2013-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0459 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b45564a-b680-411c-b1d0-485820afc230`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).