---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTY RECORDER-EXPIRED LIENS"
description: "Amends the Recorder Division of the Counties Code. Modifies how a county recorder determines if a lien is an expired lien under a county's demand and referral program by providing that a lien is expired if a suit to enforce the lien has not been commenced or a counterclaim has not been filed by the lienholder within 2 years after the completion date of the contract as specified in the recorded mechanics lien. Provides that the 2-year period shall be increased to the extent that an automatic stay under specified provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code stays a suit or counterclaim to foreclose the lien or, if a work completion date is not specified in the recorded lien, then the work completion date is the date of recording of the mechanics lien. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 62"
citation: "Illinois SB 62 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9b7a2fc-ae76-4ad6-81c4-8a7f5cb2a737"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=62&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=114543&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "fa0b5916e15a92aae0ec90c106630510ab4408eb7b5b23ffc5aba690a2da42d5"
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 62 (101st) — COUNTY RECORDER-EXPIRED LIENS

Amends the Recorder Division of the Counties Code. Modifies how a county recorder determines if a lien is an expired lien under a county's demand and referral program by providing that a lien is expired if a suit to enforce the lien has not been commenced or a counterclaim has not been filed by the lienholder within 2 years after the completion date of the contract as specified in the recorded mechanics lien. Provides that the 2-year period shall be increased to the extent that an automatic stay under specified provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code stays a suit or counterclaim to foreclose the lien or, if a work completion date is not specified in the recorded lien, then the work completion date is the date of recording of the mechanics lien. Effective immediately.

## 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=10100SB0062&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=114543&DocNum=62&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0062eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=114543&DocNum=62&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0062enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=114543&DocNum=62&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `filing`
- **2019-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 31, 2019
- **2019-02-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 20, 2019
- **2019-03-06** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2019-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-05-14** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2019-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0296 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9b7a2fc-ae76-4ad6-81c4-8a7f5cb2a737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).