---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHARITABLE ORG-LATE FILING FEE"
description: "Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act. Provides that a trustee, person, or organization who failed to timely file an annual report shall pay a $50 (rather than $100) late filing fee. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4578"
citation: "Illinois HB 4578 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/717381f1-ba63-48fa-b1d3-52991532a1b0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4578&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109507&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0c7d7571647d344d9211574dbe3790d78b7f1e16f5c6502e3eb44a39696fd1b0"
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 4578 (100th) — CHARITABLE ORG-LATE FILING FEE

Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act. Provides that a trustee, person, or organization who failed to timely file an annual report shall pay a $50 (rather than $100) late filing fee. 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=10000HB4578&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109507&DocNum=4578&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4578eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109507&DocNum=4578&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4578enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109507&DocNum=4578&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2018-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- **2018-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2018-04-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2018-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2018-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2018-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0753 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/717381f1-ba63-48fa-b1d3-52991532a1b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).