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type: "Bill"
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title: "MARRIAGE ACT-ATTORNEYS FEES"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes the one-year limitation period to file a complaint in an independent proceeding for actions brought to collect legal fees, when the action is brought after the close of the period during which a petition may be filed under the listed subdivision and no petition for legal fees remains pending. Provides that the limitation period for breach of contract shall apply to an action brought in an independent proceeding to pursue an award and judgment for legal fees and costs. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 2475"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2475 (94th)"
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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: 27
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2006-01-18"
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last_action: "2006-07-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ea03691-a0b5-466c-a210-1885fa3b6acd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2475&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23299&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "204aad627466e3dd6fa477225f9c7c67d2b035b725fb1b014db0245b362232cf"
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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 2475 (94th) — MARRIAGE ACT-ATTORNEYS FEES
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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes the one-year limitation period to file a complaint in an independent proceeding for actions brought to collect legal fees, when the action is brought after the close of the period during which a petition may be filed under the listed subdivision and no petition for legal fees remains pending. Provides that the limitation period for breach of contract shall apply to an action brought in an independent proceeding to pursue an award and judgment for legal fees and costs. Effective immediately.
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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=09400SB2475&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23299&DocNum=2475&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2475eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23299&DocNum=2475&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2475enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23299&DocNum=2475&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **108–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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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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- **2006-01-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2006-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-01-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-01-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-02-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
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- **2006-02-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2006
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- **2006-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-03-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-13** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
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- **2006-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-04-07** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
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- **2006-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-002 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-04-10** Passed Both Houses
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- **2006-05-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2006-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2006-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2006
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- **2006-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1016 `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/9ea03691-a0b5-466c-a210-1885fa3b6acd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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