---
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 951"
citation: "Illinois SB 951 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Syverson", "Joe C. Sosnowski"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11473162-8428-4ff2-abff-f44a72a3fe5b"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=951&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=145123&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "ed8379dedce8dd7d31a3c5fa50679119e9bdf1134f03384ab1f4a7a1d8446fca"
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 951 (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/10300SB0951.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0951eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0951sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0951enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary, Amendment 1 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — primary (person)
- Joe C. Sosnowski — primary (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (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
- **2024-04-09** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2024
- **2024-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2024-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
- **2024-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2024-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2024-04-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
- **2024-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2024-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-09** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- **2024-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2024
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0892 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11473162-8428-4ff2-abff-f44a72a3fe5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).