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type: "Bill"
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title: "ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that \"grantor agency\" includes the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation when it makes grants under the Access to Justice Act or the Illinois Equal Justice Act. Amends the Access to Justice Act. Provides that grants or distributions made under the Act by (rather than to) the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation are subject to the requirements of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "SB 1698"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1698 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Linda Holmes"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 66
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-02-26"
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last_action: "2022-12-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02f634eb-d0c4-4979-b89a-a9cec082aa44"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1698&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134334&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "535ed7124d3bcca347f53023dfcd2baa3b3583a3857781fa14cf9667885d3e90"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1698 (102nd) — ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND
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Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that "grantor agency" includes the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation when it makes grants under the Access to Justice Act or the Illinois Equal Justice Act. Amends the Access to Justice Act. Provides that grants or distributions made under the Act by (rather than to) the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation are subject to the requirements of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1698.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1698eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1698ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1698ham002.pdf)
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5. **House Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1698ham003.pdf)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1698enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **45–8** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **45–8** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **95–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
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- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
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- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
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- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `filing`
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- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2021-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
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- **2021-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2021-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2021-03-24** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
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- **2021-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 14, 2021
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- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-11-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-11-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
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- **2022-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-11-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-11-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-11-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-11-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-11-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
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- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-12-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-12-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2022-12-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-12-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-12-01** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2022-12-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-008-002 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-12-01** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3
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- **2022-12-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - December 1, 2022
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 045-008-000
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 045-008-000
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- **2022-12-01** Senate Concurs
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- **2022-12-01** Passed Both Houses
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- **2022-12-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
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- **2022-12-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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- **2022-12-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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- **2022-12-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-12-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2022-12-08** Effective Date January 1, 2023
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- **2022-12-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1105 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02f634eb-d0c4-4979-b89a-a9cec082aa44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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