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type: "Bill"
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title: "UNAUTHOR PRACTICE LAW-REMEDY"
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description: "Amends the Attorney Act. Provides that a person engaging in the unauthorized practice of law is subject to a court order that includes, but which is not limited to: equitable relief; a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000; actual damages; attorney's fees and costs attributable to the action in which the order was entered; punitive damages if the conduct was wilful, intentional, or done with a reckless disregard for the rights of others; and other relief necessary to remedy the person's wrongdoing (at present, the prohibited conduct is to be \"punished accordingly\"). Provides that the civil penalties collected shall be paid to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 148"
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citation: "Illinois SB 148 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-01-31"
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last_action: "2007-08-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dd7cc2e-d076-4ea5-8d17-b4c033cf5e37"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=148&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27427&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "fc636911c559062324eff848831dce29e5ec212d2dc22297c23f301ccc646cdf"
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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 148 (95th) — UNAUTHOR PRACTICE LAW-REMEDY
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Amends the Attorney Act. Provides that a person engaging in the unauthorized practice of law is subject to a court order that includes, but which is not limited to: equitable relief; a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000; actual damages; attorney's fees and costs attributable to the action in which the order was entered; punitive damages if the conduct was wilful, intentional, or done with a reckless disregard for the rights of others; and other relief necessary to remedy the person's wrongdoing (at present, the prohibited conduct is to be "punished accordingly"). Provides that the civil penalties collected shall be paid to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0148&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27427&DocNum=148&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0148eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27427&DocNum=148&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0148enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27427&DocNum=148&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **50–5** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-01** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton; -Dillard `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-08** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
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- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
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- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
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- **2007-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-10** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
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- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-05-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2007-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2007-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 23, 2007
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Held in State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-002-000
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- **2007-05-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2007-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-005-000
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- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2007
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- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0410 `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/8dd7cc2e-d076-4ea5-8d17-b4c033cf5e37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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