---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 950"
citation: "Illinois SB 950 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Friess", "Terri Bryant"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-12-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4514265a-3236-49c2-92ee-05461fcea2de"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=950&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=145122&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "5c5dc22b66207e1b6f07e56b94328d93a89649e3831810667f3ca295ba635112"
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 950 (103rd) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

## 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/SB/PDF/10300SB0950.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0950eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0950sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0950sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0950enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Friess — primary (person)
- Terri Bryant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran `filing`
- **2023-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
- **2023-03-31** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- **2023-10-24** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-10-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2023
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-10-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-10-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bryant `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bryant `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2023-10-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-10-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-10-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. David Friess
- **2023-11-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-11-01** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-11-01** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- **2023-11-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-11-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2023-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-11-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-12-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-08** Effective Date December 8, 2023
- **2023-12-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0577 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4514265a-3236-49c2-92ee-05461fcea2de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).