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DILLARD-MAITLAND.

(DANIELS-CROSS)

   770 ILCS 5/1              from Ch. 13, par. 14                              
   770 ILCS 5/2 new                                                            

        Amends the Attorneys Lien Act.  Provides that the  Act  does  not      
   apply to any claim, demand, cause of action, or action that results in      
   a  tobacco  settlement  agreement. Provides that a lien is not created      
   under the Act for the whole or any part of the amount of any fee  that      
   may  have  been  agreed upon by and between an attorney and his or her      
   client with respect to such a  claim,  demand,  cause  of  action,  or      
   action.   Provides  that  a  lien does not attach under the Act to any      
   settlement or judgment that is the subject  of  a  tobacco  settlement      
   agreement,  nor  does  a  lien  attach  under  the Act to any money or      
   property  recovered  pursuant  to  such  a  settlement  or   judgment.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          770 ILCS 5/1                                                         
        Deletes all of the amendatory provisions.  Amends  the  Attorneys      
   Lien  Act.  Provides  that  the Act does not create a lien, nor has it      
   ever created a lien, in favor of any attorney representing  the  State      
   of  Illinois in certain matters, and provides, in particular, that the      
   Act did not create a lien in favor of the attorneys  representing  the      
   State  of  Illinois  in the case of People of the State of Illinois v.      
   Philip Morris et al. (Circuit court of Cook  County,  No.  96-L13146).      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
   FEB-20-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-20-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   FEB-28-2001  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               EXECUTIVE             
   MAR-08-2001  S                                 POSTPONED                       
   MAR-22-2001  S       DO PASS                             008-000-003   SEXC    
   MAR-22-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  01-03-27              
   MAR-29-2001  S  FILED WITH SECRETARY                                           
   MAR-29-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD            
   MAR-29-2001  S                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL                  
   MAR-30-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD            
   MAR-30-2001  S                           RULES REFERS TO SEXC                  
   APR-03-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD            
   APR-03-2001  S                                BE ADOPTED SEXC/011-000-001      
   APR-03-2001  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   APR-03-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-DILLARD            
   APR-03-2001  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   APR-03-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  01-04-04              
   APR-04-2001  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   042-004-010           
   APR-04-2001  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   APR-04-2001  H  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING                         
   APR-17-2001  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            DANIELS               
   APR-17-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   APR-17-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   APR-18-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUD-CIVIL LAW         
   APR-24-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 CROSS                 
   MAY-03-2001  H  MOTION DO PASS-LOST                      002-008-000   HJUA    
   MAY-03-2001  H       REMAINS IN COMMITTEE                JUD-CIVIL LAW         
   MAY-03-2001  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   JAN-07-2003  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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