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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2253   </title>
<shortdesc>LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARER ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. James A. DeLeo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.663 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>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.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/11/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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