---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1542"
citation: "Illinois HB 1542 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbd9222e-150c-4f6f-8a73-c712d64350d1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1542&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=102036&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1a4b98b45e551b558777a382e8b9baa6bddf4e6b77c07b50f7871a593579f9e0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1542 (100th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1542&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102036&DocNum=1542&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1542eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102036&DocNum=1542&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1542enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102036&DocNum=1542&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Re-assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-03-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Civil Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2017-03-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2017-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2017-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David B. Reis
- **2017-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2017-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Postponed - Revenue
- **2017-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-05-11** Sponsor Removed Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-05-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Do Pass Revenue; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2017-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 005-000-000
- **2017-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schimpf `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2017-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2017-06-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-000-000
- **2017-06-26** House Concurs
- **2017-06-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-07-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-22** Effective Date June 1, 2018
- **2017-09-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0519 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbd9222e-150c-4f6f-8a73-c712d64350d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).