---
type: "Bill"
title: "COURT REPORTERS ACT-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the effect of Article, Part, and Section headings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 397"
citation: "Illinois SB 397 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bb498b3-284f-4cff-857c-e0aaf61d703e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=397&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=116331&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "0b19ce155ce06685e1f1c185cfe201bedf197fa07f3bf4ad25ccaa51c6e0d501"
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 397 (101st) — COURT REPORTERS ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the effect of Article, Part, and Section headings.

## 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=10100SB0397&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116331&DocNum=397&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0397eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116331&DocNum=397&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0397enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116331&DocNum=397&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Nathan D. Reitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2019-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2019-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- **2019-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2019-05-08** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2019
- **2019-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2019-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2019-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2019-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0581 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bb498b3-284f-4cff-857c-e0aaf61d703e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).