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 Bill Status of SB2253  94th General Assembly


Short Description:  LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARER ACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. James A. DeLeo

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.663 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Legal Document Preparer Act. Establishes the Board of Legal Document Preparers and outlines its duties and powers. Sets out the services that may be provided by a legal document preparer. Provides for disciplinary actions. Provides for a code of conduct for legal document preparers. Creates the Legal Document Preparer Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and provides that, subject to appropriation, all moneys in the Fund shall be used to further the objectives of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to list the Fund as a special fund.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Exempts any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, sales finance agency, licensee under the Real Estate License Act of 2000, licensee under the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987, or insurance company or any of their subsidiaries that are organized, chartered, or holding a certificate of authority to do business under the laws of this State or any other state or under federal law from the requirements of the Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo
  1/11/2006SenateFirst Reading
  1/11/2006SenateReferred to Rules
  1/12/2006SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  1/19/2006SenateHeld in Judiciary
  2/8/2006SenateHeld in Judiciary
  2/8/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo
  2/8/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  2/14/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
  2/14/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  2/15/2006SenateHeld in Judiciary
  2/17/2006SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

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