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  <canonical_name>GA96HB88</canonical_name>
  <ga>96</ga>
  <type>HB</type>
  <number>88</number>
  <short_description>LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FEE</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Makes the annual registration fee $150 for any entity qualified under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) (now, $150 for entities qualified under Section 501(c)(3) and $350 for entities qualified under any other provision of Section 501(c)). Effective July 1, 2009.</synopsis_as_introduced>
  <ilga_url>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=88&amp;GAID=10&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegId=40080&amp;SessionID=76&amp;GA=96</ilga_url>
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      <action_date>2009-08-07 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0136</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>52</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-14 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>1</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-08-07 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Effective Date August 7, 2009</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>51</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-08-07 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Governor Approved</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>50</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-06-09 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Sent to the Governor</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>49</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>48</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Passed Both Houses</description>
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      <order_number>47</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee;  016-001-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>43</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HSGA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-011-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>45</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee;  016-001-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>44</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HSGA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 107-011-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>46</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>42</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HSGA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>40</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HRUL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-31 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>41</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HSGA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>39</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HRUL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>36</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>37</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>38</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Arrived in House</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>35</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-29 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>34</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-29 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>33</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-29 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>32</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-29 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>31</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-29 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Recalled to Second Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>30</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>26</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-28 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;  012-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>27</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-28 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;  012-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>28</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-29 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>29</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>25</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>24</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>23</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>22</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>21</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>20</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-25 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>11</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-26 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>12</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-26 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>13</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to Executive</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>14</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-04-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Held in Executive</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>15</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-07 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Do Pass Executive;  007-004-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>16</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-14 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Second Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>18</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-14 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>19</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-05-07 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>17</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-24 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Second Reading - Short Debate</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>6</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-24 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>7</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-19 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee;  017-000-000</description>
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      <order_number>4</order_number>
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    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-25 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 26, 2009</description>
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      <order_number>10</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-25 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-25 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-004-000</description>
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      <order_number>8</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-20 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</description>
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      <order_number>5</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-04 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>3</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HSGA</committee_canonical_name>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-14 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Rules Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>2</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-09 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang</description>
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      <order_number>0</order_number>
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      <member_canonical_name>EdSullivanJr</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Co-Sponsor</type>
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      <member_canonical_name>LouLang</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
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      <member_canonical_name>DonHarmon</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
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