HI SB2812

Requires professional solicitors to disclose their true name, employer, the registered professional solicitor/subcontractor involved, that they are paid to solicit, and the charitable organization benefiting, at the outset of any oral or written solicitation request.

Expands professional fundraising counsel exemption to include persons performing only grant or subsidy application services, and excludes grant/subsidy proposals submitted to governmental authorities or section 501(c)(3) organizations from the definition of "solicitation."

Requires professional solicitors to provide written confirmation of expected contributions that discloses tax-deductibility status and the registered professional solicitor's name and address.

Authorizes the Department of the Attorney General to issue cease and desist orders and impose administrative fines up to $1,000 plus $100 per day for violations by commercial co-venturers, and establishes late filing fees for professional solicitors and charitable organizations ($20 per day, capped at $1,000).

Changes charitable organization filing requirements to allow consolidated registration through parent organizations with IRS group exemption letters and requires annual reports to be submitted electronically within ten business days of IRS filing; reduces initial filing fee to $0 for organizations with less than $25,000 in gross revenue.