---
type: "Bill"
title: "SR HOUSING RESIDENTS COUNCIL"
description: "Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 702"
citation: "Illinois SB 702 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dagmara Avelar", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 64
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fe0853f-9697-41a3-8dca-67521e04550b"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=702&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133324&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "2486c24c1cadf9f92492bef586d509f06820d4222efb5a36a0bbbb05886e770c"
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 702 (102nd) — SR HOUSING RESIDENTS COUNCIL

Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB0702.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0702eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0702ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0702sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0702enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dagmara Avelar — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2022
- **2022-02-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2022-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
- **2022-02-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-02-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Simmons `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-02-25** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2022-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Housing Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Housing Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2022-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
- **2022-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Housing Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 4, 2022
- **2022-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mike Simmons `filing`
- **2022-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
- **2022-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2022-04-08** Senate Concurs
- **2022-04-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0986 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fe0853f-9697-41a3-8dca-67521e04550b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).