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SB 688 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

ATTORNEY ACT-UNLICENSED

Summary
Amends the Attorney Act. Provides that an unlicensed person or entity may not advertise or hold itself out to practice law, give legal advice, or own, conduct, or maintain a facility to practice law or give legal advice. Provides that the remedies available for the unauthorized practice of law include, but are not limited to: (i) appropriate equitable relief; (ii) a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000; (iii) actual damages; (iv) reasonable attorney's fees and costs; (v) punitive damages if the conduct was willful, intentional, or done with reckless disregard to the rights of others; and (vi) other relief deemed necessary to remedy the wrongdoing.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
Jun 2003
Senate Passage
Mar 2003
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2003 Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2003

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Mar 20, 2003
D Democratic25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Jun 1, 2003
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
lower
Apr 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 16, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Mar 5, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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