---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPECIAL WARRANTY DEEDS"
description: "Amends the Conveyances Act. Provides that special warranty deeds may be made in a specified form. Provides that every deed in substance in the specified form shall be deemed and held a conveyance in fee simple, to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, with specified covenants on the part of the grantor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4270"
citation: "Illinois HB 4270 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason A. Barickman", "Steven Reick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-12-13"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd1884f9-fddd-4ec3-a603-d997f6a4aaf5"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4270&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=137326&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "6511680bf65aba8c709b4cbff6bcd5187d4742d84805e41c3743e25c98642a1b"
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 4270 (102nd) — SPECIAL WARRANTY DEEDS

Amends the Conveyances Act. Provides that special warranty deeds may be made in a specified form. Provides that every deed in substance in the specified form shall be deemed and held a conveyance in fee simple, to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, with specified covenants on the part of the grantor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4270.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4270eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4270ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4270enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **53–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason A. Barickman — primary (person)
- Steven Reick — primary (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick `filing`
- **2022-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2022-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2022-02-17** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-02-17** Racial Impact Note Requested by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-02-17** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Steven Reick
- **2022-02-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Racial Impact Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-03-03** Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Steven Reick
- **2022-03-03** Motion Prevailed 053-021-001
- **2022-03-03** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-000-007 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-04-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-04** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 5, 2022
- **2022-04-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2022
- **2022-04-06** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0927 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd1884f9-fddd-4ec3-a603-d997f6a4aaf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).