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HB1557 • 2026
CHARITABLE TRUST-GRANT
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CHARITABLE TRUST-GRANT
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee ; 009-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee ; 009-000-000
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
CHARITABLE TRUST-GRANT
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Full Text of HB1557 Home Legislation Full Text HB1557 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1557 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 790/15 Amends the Charitable Trust Stabilization Act. Provides that, to receive a grant under the Act, an organization must (i) have a staff or board that is completely voluntary or has the equivalent of not more than one full-time paid employee and (ii) adopt a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, family status, or religion. LRB104 03546 JRC 13569 b A BILL FOR HB1557 LRB104 03546 JRC 13569 b 1 AN ACT concerning finance. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Charitable Trust Stabilization Act is 5 amended by changing Section 15 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 790/15) 7 Sec. 15. Grant eligibility. To be eligible to receive a 8 grant under this Act, an organization must be a 9 community-based organization or other not-for-profit entity 10 that: 11 (1) is a not-for-profit corporation that is exempt 12 from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of 13 the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 14 (2) is organized under the General Not for Profit 15 Corporation Act of 1986 for the purpose of providing 16 charitable services to the community; and 17 (3) complies with the provisions of the Charitable 18 Trust Act ; . 19 (4) has a staff or board that is completely voluntary 20 or has the equivalent of not more than one full-time paid 21 employee; and 22 (5) has adopted a policy of non-discrimination on the 23 basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, national HB1557 - 2 - LRB104 03546 JRC 13569 b 1 origin, disability, family status, or religion. 2 (Source: P.A. 95-655, eff. 6-1-08 .) 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