---
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 189"
citation: "Illinois HB 189 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 82
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f3b7b98-1665-4092-8cfd-fd61b172289d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=189&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=99139&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "00047d927cb5c058b50fc7fe9c5f08c83758a545cd2c5e270f1cda2cac130a17"
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 189 (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=10000HB0189&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99139&DocNum=189&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0189eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99139&DocNum=189&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0189enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99139&DocNum=189&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (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`
- **2017-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. André Thapedi
- **2017-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 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
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2017-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2017-05-24** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24** Waive Posting Notice
- **2017-05-25** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0292 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f3b7b98-1665-4092-8cfd-fd61b172289d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).