DILLARD-MAITLAND. (DANIELS-CROSS) 770 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 13, par. 14 770 ILCS 5/2 new Amends the Attorneys Lien Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to any claim, demand, cause of action, or action that results in a tobacco settlement agreement. Provides that a lien is not created under the Act for the whole or any part of the amount of any fee that may have been agreed upon by and between an attorney and his or her client with respect to such a claim, demand, cause of action, or action. Provides that a lien does not attach under the Act to any settlement or judgment that is the subject of a tobacco settlement agreement, nor does a lien attach under the Act to any money or property recovered pursuant to such a settlement or judgment. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 770 ILCS 5/1 Deletes all of the amendatory provisions. Amends the Attorneys Lien Act. Provides that the Act does not create a lien, nor has it ever created a lien, in favor of any attorney representing the State of Illinois in certain matters, and provides, in particular, that the Act did not create a lien in favor of the attorneys representing the State of Illinois in the case of People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris et al. (Circuit court of Cook County, No. 96-L13146). Effective immediately. FEB-20-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-20-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE MAR-08-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-22-2001 S DO PASS 008-000-003 SEXC MAR-22-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-27 MAR-29-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY MAR-29-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD MAR-29-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL MAR-30-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD MAR-30-2001 S RULES REFERS TO SEXC APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD APR-03-2001 S BE ADOPTED SEXC/011-000-001 APR-03-2001 S SECOND READING APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD APR-03-2001 S ADOPTED APR-03-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-04 APR-04-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 042-004-010 APR-04-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-04-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING APR-17-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR DANIELS APR-17-2001 H FIRST READING APR-17-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-18-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW APR-24-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROSS MAY-03-2001 H MOTION DO PASS-LOST 002-008-000 HJUA MAY-03-2001 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW MAY-03-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary