---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOS ACT-PAYMENT PENALTY"
description: "Amends the Secretary of State Act. Repeals a provision that authorized the Secretary of State to assess a penalty for fee payments that were dishonored if the total amount due to the Secretary exceeded $100 and was not paid in full within 60 days from the date the fee became due. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4556"
citation: "Illinois HB 4556 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca737844-11ea-4c57-a358-43c7b8bab6a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4556&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79091&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "08b4ff8ac123345eedc3fd505775c7a5703d429d1b12fee5e08659e523a86fa4"
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 4556 (98th) — SOS ACT-PAYMENT PENALTY

Amends the Secretary of State Act. Repeals a provision that authorized the Secretary of State to assess a penalty for fee payments that were dishonored if the total amount due to the Secretary exceeded $100 and was not paid in full within 60 days from the date the fee became due. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB4556&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79091&DocNum=4556&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4556eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79091&DocNum=4556&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4556enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79091&DocNum=4556&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Smiddy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Smiddy `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2014
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-13** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-11-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 19, 2014
- **2014-11-19** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As December 4, 2014
- **2014-12-04** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-12-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-12-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-12-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-12-31** Effective Date December 31, 2014
- **2014-12-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1149 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca737844-11ea-4c57-a358-43c7b8bab6a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).