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type: "Bill"
title: "LAWYER ASSISTANCE PROG - ADMIN"
description: "Amends the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions concerning: the definition of \"lawyers' assistance program\"; support for lawyers' assistance programs; creation of the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund; program funding; and powers of the Supreme Court. Provides for the transfer of the balance of the money in the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Provides that the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2022. Effective January 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 835"
citation: "Illinois HB 835 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Michael Halpin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5211b70-44c7-417f-a006-ad9cf521d583"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=835&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129418&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "1d6a7ff30ac539c09249c9446f43311685cc04e0c7f6ee7202196a8922627e47"
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 835 (102nd) — LAWYER ASSISTANCE PROG - ADMIN
Amends the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions concerning: the definition of "lawyers' assistance program"; support for lawyers' assistance programs; creation of the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund; program funding; and powers of the Supreme Court. Provides for the transfer of the balance of the money in the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Provides that the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2022. Effective January 1, 2022.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0835.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0835eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0835ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0835enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Michael Halpin — primary (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin `filing`
- **2021-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2022; - Some Provisions Effective July 01, 2022
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0190 `became-law`
- **2022-03-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2022-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2022-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2022-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5211b70-44c7-417f-a006-ad9cf521d583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).