---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-LIMITS-DEBT COLLECT"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action to collect a debt arising from a violation of a municipal ordinance may not be filed more than 7 years after the date of adjudication. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 862"
citation: "Illinois HB 862 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["La Shawn K. Ford", "Mattie Hunter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43015584-0857-4554-82d0-4c00de85eb9f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=862&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129456&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "5a60cb71b48394b0d533ce6c5bcc550c8e24fe2582fc7fa59705ba754c20c22c"
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 862 (102nd) — CIV PRO-LIMITS-DEBT COLLECT

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action to collect a debt arising from a violation of a municipal ordinance may not be filed more than 7 years after the date of adjudication. Effective immediately.

## 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/10200HB0862.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0862eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0862enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–6** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2021-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2021
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0192 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43015584-0857-4554-82d0-4c00de85eb9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).