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| Bill | ATTORNEY ACT-LEGAL SERVICES | Amends the Attorney Act. Provides that no entity shall receive any compensation directly or indirectly for any legal services other than a regular licensed attorney. Provides that an unlicensed person or entity may not advertise or hold himself, herself, or itself out to provide legal services or own, conduct, or maintain a facility to provide legal services. Provides that a person or entity advertising or holding himself, herself, or itself out to provide legal services is guilty of contempt of court. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 1883 | Illinois SB 1883 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 65 | 4 | 2005-02-25 | 2005-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/76647852-8335-4562-bcfb-9d046dc15a83 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1883&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20288&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 3524557165e9970a0b3bfea82253eed225f8514efcfa2d57a2f41ded12f3f63c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1883 (94th) — ATTORNEY ACT-LEGAL SERVICES
Amends the Attorney Act. Provides that no entity shall receive any compensation directly or indirectly for any legal services other than a regular licensed attorney. Provides that an unlicensed person or entity may not advertise or hold himself, herself, or itself out to provide legal services or own, conduct, or maintain a facility to provide legal services. Provides that a person or entity advertising or holding himself, herself, or itself out to provide legal services is guilty of contempt of court.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 111–4 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-25 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
filing - 2005-02-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-25 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-03-02 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2005-03-09 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2005-03-16 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- 2005-03-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2005-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2005-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- 2005-04-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2005-04-15 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
amendment-passage - 2005-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton
amendment-passage - 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-04-15 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2005-04-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-27 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-13 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-16 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- 2005-05-16 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-17 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- 2005-05-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-05-17 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-001-001
committee-passage - 2005-05-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-19 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- 2005-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-005-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-004-001
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-26 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- 2005-05-26 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 27,2005.
- 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton
filing - 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton
filing - 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2005-05-27 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0659
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/76647852-8335-4562-bcfb-9d046dc15a83. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).