---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMINENT DOMAIN-MACON/DECATUR"
description: "Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning preferred liens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 567"
citation: "Illinois SB 567 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b10e9f0-30c3-4f30-a1e1-9c74f08353c2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=567&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100510&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "f30eb30dcacc24b016bfa6fec14f3f505a7ed8f81d78823a45e6b49cffd504b5"
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 SB 567 (100th) — EMINENT DOMAIN-MACON/DECATUR

Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning preferred liens.

## 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=10000SB0567&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100510&DocNum=567&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0567eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100510&DocNum=567&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0567enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100510&DocNum=567&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **77–30** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andy Manar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Andy Manar
- **2017-04-04** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 5, 2017
- **2017-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-001-000
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Manar `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2017
- **2017-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 049-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2017-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-030-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2017
- **2017-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0039 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b10e9f0-30c3-4f30-a1e1-9c74f08353c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).