---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 88"
citation: "Illinois HB 88 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-12-10"
last_action: "2019-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e659864-bc77-405c-b48a-7c59c5013eff"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=88&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=113910&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "ad2a29acd73f040412f1c18b0d446eb3c283400a85e953d8c2908c1a61a840cb"
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 88 (101st) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code.

## 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=10100HB0088&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=113910&DocNum=88&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0088eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=113910&DocNum=88&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0088enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=113910&DocNum=88&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Allen Skillicorn — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsay Parkhurst — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-10** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2019-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2019-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2019-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2019-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-05-01** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0168 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e659864-bc77-405c-b48a-7c59c5013eff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).