---
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: "104th"
identifier: "SB 328"
citation: "Illinois SB 328 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Harmon", "Jay Hoffman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 62
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1a4a4f6-7594-4297-a808-62b3aec06254"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=328&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=157813&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "f28bb4727bb11c24f6805ac82b89b4ccfb7f370f00eabd2623570b1d51613777"
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 328 (104th) — 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://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328sam001.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328sam002.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0328enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary, Amendment 1 — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **37–19** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **77–40** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive, Amendment 2 — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary, Amendment 2 — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2025-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
- **2025-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2025-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hastings `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hastings `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2025-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2025-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2025-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-040-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2025-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2025-05-31** Sponsor Removed Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000
- **2025-06-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2025-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 037-019-000
- **2025-06-01** Senate Concurs
- **2025-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0352 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1a4a4f6-7594-4297-a808-62b3aec06254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).