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| Bill | UNEMP INS-ATTY COMPENSATION | Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Deletes language making it a Class A misdemeanor for a person to: charge or receive a fee for representing a claimant that has not been approved by the Board of Review or the Director of Employment Security; or solicit the business of appearing on behalf of a claimant or solicit employment for another in connection with any claim for benefits. Adds language providing that, after notice and hearing, an attorney found to be in violation of provisions concerning compensation of attorneys shall make restitution of any excess fees charged plus interest at a reasonable rate. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 93rd | SB 266 | Illinois SB 266 (93rd) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2003-02-05 | 2003-07-18 | openstates | ocd-bill/f15d15d6-84dd-4ebf-b195-829ae5c2f3b4 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=266&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=1907&SessionID=3&GA=93 | 6c89002f2ba44992b80d7cdbf6e2f27504f42bce2118c2d683d314976569f618 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 266 (93rd) — UNEMP INS-ATTY COMPENSATION
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Deletes language making it a Class A misdemeanor for a person to: charge or receive a fee for representing a claimant that has not been approved by the Board of Review or the Director of Employment Security; or solicit the business of appearing on behalf of a claimant or solicit employment for another in connection with any claim for benefits. Adds language providing that, after notice and hearing, an attorney found to be in violation of provisions concerning compensation of attorneys shall make restitution of any excess fees charged plus interest at a reasonable rate.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 52–4 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Lawrence M. Walsh — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2003-02-05 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
filing - 2003-02-05 First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-02-05 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2003-02-19 Assigned to Labor & Commerce
referral-committee - 2003-02-28 Held in Labor & Commerce
- 2003-03-13 Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2003-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- 2003-03-21 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2003-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
- 2003-03-24 Third Reading - Passed; 052-004-000
reading-3, passage - 2003-03-24 Arrived in House
introduction - 2003-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2003-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-04-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2003-04-03 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
referral-committee - 2003-04-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000
committee-passage - 2003-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2003-05-01 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2003-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2003-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2003-05-13 Passed Both Houses
- 2003-06-11 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2003-07-18 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2003-07-18 Effective Date January 1, 2004
- 2003-07-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0215
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f15d15d6-84dd-4ebf-b195-829ae5c2f3b4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).