Bill Texts: IL HB5487 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-26 - Sent to the Governor [HB5487 Detail]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-26 - Sent to the Governor [HB5487 Detail]
Bill Drafts
| Revision | Date | Format | Source | View |
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| Enrolled | 2026-06-04 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | 2026-04-07 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2026-02-06 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
Amendments
| Amendment | Date | Disposition | Format | Source | View |
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| Senate Amendment 003 | 2026-05-30 | Proposed | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Senate Amendment 002 | 2026-05-28 | Proposed | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Senate Amendment 001 | 2026-05-05 | Proposed | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| House Amendment 002 | 2026-04-07 | Proposed | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| House Amendment 001 | 2026-03-18 | Proposed | HTML/Text | Link | View |
Supplemental Documents
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| No supplemental documents for Illinois HB5487 currently on file. | |||||
