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SB1798

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INTERCHANGE FEE-REPEAL

What this bill does

Repeals the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Mark L. Walker Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2025-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
1.9%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 98%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 535 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

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  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$685,076.08 Across sponsors / voters
3 Members with trails
23 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Mark L. Walker Chief sponsor 35 $40,131.52 Don Harmon for State Central Committeeman ($10,000.00); Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation ($3,500.00); LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($3,000.00)
David Koehler Sponsor 172 $445,659.52 CUPAC ($25,000.00); MARQUIS ENERGY ($20,000.00); IL Corn Growers Association ($20,000.00)
Paul Faraci Sponsor 176 $199,285.04 Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee ($20,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,500.00); Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC ($8,896.36)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
IPACE David Koehler, Paul Faraci $27,500.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $14,500.00
Realtor PAC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $14,400.00
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $13,896.36
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Paul Faraci, Mark L. Walker $12,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance David Koehler, Paul Faraci $7,500.00
CAR of Illinois David Koehler, Mark L. Walker $7,000.00
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $7,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $5,500.00
DENT-IL-PAC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $5,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $4,000.00
Torricelli Lobbying & Consulting LLC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $3,400.00
SUAAction Paul Faraci, Mark L. Walker $3,250.00
Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PAC David Koehler, Mark L. Walker $2,000.00
SMART TD PAC David Koehler, Paul Faraci $1,850.00
Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers David Koehler, Mark L. Walker $1,700.00
Illinois Action Committee for Rural Electrification David Koehler, Paul Faraci $1,600.00
Cornerstone Government Affairs David Koehler, Paul Faraci $1,000.00
Norfolk Southern Corporation David Koehler, Paul Faraci $1,000.00
Phillips 66 Company David Koehler, Paul Faraci $1,000.00
People's Gas Light & Coke Paul Faraci, Mark L. Walker $750.00
Illinois CPAs for Political Action David Koehler, Mark L. Walker $700.00
Christopher Dunn David Koehler, Paul Faraci $500.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
IPACE — — 4 $27,500.00
CUPAC — — 3 $25,000.00
IL Corn Growers Association — — 2 $20,000.00
MARQUIS ENERGY — — 2 $20,000.00
Boyd Gaming Corp. — — 2 $20,000.00
Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee — — 2 $20,000.00
Coulter Consulting Company — — 2 $15,000.00
LiUNA Chicago Area Laborer's Political League — — 2 $15,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC — — 6 $14,500.00
Realtor PAC — — 6 $14,400.00
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC — — 5 $13,896.36
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 7 $12,500.00
Don Harmon for State Central Committeeman — — 1 $10,000.00
Steamfitter Local 353 PAC — — 2 $10,000.00
CEFCU — — 2 $10,000.00
Illinois Laboer's Legislative Committee — — 1 $10,000.00
North Central IL Laborer's District Council PAC — — 1 $10,000.00
GFL Environmental Inc — — 2 $10,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Mgmt. PAC — — 3 $10,000.00
Ameren — — 2 $10,000.00
Illinois Risk Management Services — — 1 $10,000.00
United States Department of the Treasury — — 2 $8,499.23
Sports Betting Alliance — — 2 $7,500.00
Illinois Venture Capital Association PAC — — 2 $7,500.00
CAR of Illinois — — 5 $7,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

5 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-23 — Added as Co-SponsorSen. Paul Faraci. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Mark L. Walker Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-06 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-04-02 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. David Koehler Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator takes on the chief co-sponsor role, a stronger commitment than regular co-sponsorship.
2025-04-23 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added as Co-SponsorSen. Paul Faraci Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator added as co-sponsor.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-06 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Mark L. Walker Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-04-02 Senate Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. David Koehler Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-04-23 Senate Added as Co-SponsorSen. Paul Faraci Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +