---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Premises Liability Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning firearm ranges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1685"
citation: "Illinois HB 1685 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0e9f820-fb93-4598-9cbc-f4d319982255"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1685&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=102184&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0a3a2e7c8914fb207de11ace7dcaee346ad77fd06602cee1704753bfe3b58168"
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 1685 (100th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Premises Liability Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning firearm ranges.

## 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=10000HB1685&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102184&DocNum=1685&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1685eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102184&DocNum=1685&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1685enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102184&DocNum=1685&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** 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. Jay Hoffman `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
- **2017-03-29** 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
- **2017-04-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2017-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2017-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `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
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0358 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0e9f820-fb93-4598-9cbc-f4d319982255`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).