---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 188"
citation: "Illinois HB 188 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/263d0a5c-8797-46f4-a8c4-3662cd039a09"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=188&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=99138&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "cff5e6e927e7b815450e9c08ebe6658c91ca8daf8910bfd2cab02221eba9b515"
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 188 (100th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

## 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=10000HB0188&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99138&DocNum=188&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0188eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99138&DocNum=188&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0188enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99138&DocNum=188&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- André Thapedi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2017-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-04-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. André Thapedi
- **2017-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0291 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/263d0a5c-8797-46f4-a8c4-3662cd039a09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).