---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUDICIAL SUBCIRCUITS ACT 2005"
description: "Creates the Judicial Subcircuits Act of 2005. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 337"
citation: "Illinois HB 337 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-21"
last_action: "2005-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cc7e723-b8b9-4f79-8b61-899f1f45a9e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=337&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14574&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "5704808d8d5b2649d6077e3ce356c0349162dc26e4e73060bdec622275cf8544"
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 337 (94th) — JUDICIAL SUBCIRCUITS ACT 2005

Creates the Judicial Subcircuits Act of 2005. Contains only a short title provision.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0337&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14574&DocNum=337&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0337eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14574&DocNum=337&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0337enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14574&DocNum=337&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **63–52** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–24** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **62–51** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Madigan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-01-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Do Pass / Standard Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-02-03** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-02-09** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 063-052-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 16, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-04-07** Do Pass Executive; 007-002-002 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 8, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-05-20** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-004-000
- **2005-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 034-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-006-000
- **2005-05-28** Verified
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 062-051-000
- **2005-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-05-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-05-31** Effective Date May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0003 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cc7e723-b8b9-4f79-8b61-899f1f45a9e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).