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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 61     </title>
<shortdesc>PROP-FORECLOSURE AID-ATTY FEES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Ira I. Silverstein-Jacqueline Y. Collins</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
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<reference>765 ILCS 940/5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act. Changes definition of "distressed property consultant" by narrowing the attorney exception to the definition, so that an attorney is only considered to be excluded from the definition of "distressed property consultant" if the attorney is licensed in Illinois and is providing distressed property consultant services as an ancillary matter to the attorney's representation of an owner of distressed property as a client. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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