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type: "Bill"
title: "ATTORNEY ACT-LEGAL SERVICES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1883"
citation: "Illinois SB 1883 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76647852-8335-4562-bcfb-9d046dc15a83"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1883&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20288&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "3524557165e9970a0b3bfea82253eed225f8514efcfa2d57a2f41ded12f3f63c"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1883&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20288&DocNum=1883&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1883eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20288&DocNum=1883&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1883enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20288&DocNum=1883&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1114** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **580** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76647852-8335-4562-bcfb-9d046dc15a83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).