republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-2800.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUSINESS FILING-EXPEDITE, FEES"
description: "Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that a domestic or foreign corporation shall, in its annual report, supply the rural route number, if applicable, for the address of its principal office. Provides that the Secretary of State may not consider a request submitted by electronic means a request for expedited services solely because of its submission by electronic means, unless expedited service is requested by the filer. Provides that the Secretary may not provide expedited services for the online electronic filing of annual reports or requests for certificates of good standing or certificates of existence under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, the Limited Liability Company Act, and the Uniform Partnership Act (1997). Effective July 1, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2800"
citation: "Illinois HB 2800 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eef386ee-d8b4-4a76-8b7e-b4d398010eaa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2800&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119058&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "3c20f34a7866daf47bb9866791bd851bc95cb8bf7963b1722d6e3b61d82298e8"
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 2800 (101st) — BUSINESS FILING-EXPEDITE, FEES

Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that a domestic or foreign corporation shall, in its annual report, supply the rural route number, if applicable, for the address of its principal office. Provides that the Secretary of State may not consider a request submitted by electronic means a request for expedited services solely because of its submission by electronic means, unless expedited service is requested by the filer. Provides that the Secretary may not provide expedited services for the online electronic filing of annual reports or requests for certificates of good standing or certificates of existence under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, the Limited Liability Company Act, and the Uniform Partnership Act (1997). Effective July 1, 2019.

## 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=10100HB2800&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119058&DocNum=2800&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2800eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119058&DocNum=2800&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2800enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119058&DocNum=2800&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2019-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2019
- **2019-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0578 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eef386ee-d8b4-4a76-8b7e-b4d398010eaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).