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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 961          </title>
<shortdesc>SUPREME COURT RULE 711-AMEND</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Thaddeus Jones</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the Illinois Supreme Court to permanently amend Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 to include paragraph (g), to expand the option for practicing law to other graduates of ABA accredited law schools without taking the Illinois bar examination and to provide for an automatic admission to the Illinois bar for graduates who complete 360 hours of legal services as allowed under paragraph (g) of Rule 711 and comply with all registration and fee requirements of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Natalie A. Manley</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thaddeus Jones</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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