---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
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: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 218"
citation: "Illinois HB 218 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Harmon", "Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 131
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05"
last_action: "2023-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9a9bc01-dcf5-48ff-87e6-a17330b39332"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=218&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142050&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "1e87ca8bab74163421d3cb4d064d8b877be68ff9d9cc8d603b68f7d4195089be"
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 218 (103rd) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0218.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0218eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0218ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0218enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion — **69–39** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–22** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **71–40** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **8–3** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims and Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2023-05-09** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2023-05-09** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2023-05-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2023-05-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2023-05-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2023-05-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2023-05-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2023-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-10** Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2023-05-10** Motion Prevailed 069-039-000
- **2023-05-10** Balanced Budget Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Correctional Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Home Rule Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Housing Affordability Impact Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Judicial Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Pension Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** State Debt Impact Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2023-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-040-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Motion Filed To Reconsider the Vote on Motion Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2023-05-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2023-05-11** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2023-05-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2023-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2023-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2023-05-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2023-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2023-05-16** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2023-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2023-05-17** Waive Posting Notice
- **2023-05-17** Do Pass Executive; 008-003-001
- **2023-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
- **2023-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 034-022-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2023
- **2023-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0559 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9a9bc01-dcf5-48ff-87e6-a17330b39332`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).