IL HB5487 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: Enrolled on May 31 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-26 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 31 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-26 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Specifies that the provisions added by the amendatory Act apply only to (i) a licensed attorney or law firm operating in Illinois with annual global revenue from that licensed attorney's or law firm's provision of legal services that is less than $300,000,000 or (ii) a licensed attorney or law firm that regularly represents clients on a contingent fee basis, where the fee is based on the resolution or outcome of actual or threatened private litigation, and that has derived more than 50% of the attorney's or law firm's revenues from the contingent fee arrangements in each of the previous 3 calendar years. Provides that, upon request of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission or other governmental authority or agency charged with administering or enforcing the provisions, or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, a licensed attorney or law firm shall be permitted to provide a self-certification attesting, under oath, to certain facts. Makes other changes effective immediately.
Title
LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-31 | House | House Concurs |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 075-039-001 |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 075-039-001 |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 075-039-001 |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 039-019-000 |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Hastings |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hastings |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-05-29 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 2026-05-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 005-003-000 |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-001-000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-036-001 |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2026-03-19 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
