republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-233.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONS FRAUD-IMMIGR SERVICE FEE"
description: "Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the Attorney General may promulgate rules establishing the maximum fees that may be charged for other immigration assistance services that the Attorney General determines by rule may be appropriately performed. Provides that the maximum fee must be reasonable in light of the costs of providing those services and the degree of professional skill required to provide the services. Deletes a provision requiring the Attorney General to issue rules related to immigration services by January 1, 1995. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 233"
citation: "Illinois SB 233 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62983bf6-a2d0-4655-8965-84b71c19fcd1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=233&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15381&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "021158c6d4f2f1df4a056c70689186231626d1b91a692ecd8cfb12d0312e09c3"
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 233 (94th) — CONS FRAUD-IMMIGR SERVICE FEE

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the Attorney General may promulgate rules establishing the maximum fees that may be charged for other immigration assistance services that the Attorney General determines by rule may be appropriately performed. Provides that the maximum fee must be reasonable in light of the costs of providing those services and the degree of professional skill required to provide the services. Deletes a provision requiring the Attorney General to issue rules related to immigration services by January 1, 1995. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400SB0233&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15381&DocNum=233&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0233eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15381&DocNum=233&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0233enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15381&DocNum=233&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-02-24** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2005-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Re-assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0238 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62983bf6-a2d0-4655-8965-84b71c19fcd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).