---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Sale of Unclaimed Property Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sale of certain unclaimed property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1209"
citation: "Illinois SB 1209 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31c8bfb8-60f0-459b-ad3a-b1c11255ccf1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1209&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18246&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "ab2213766f6abe5f619db5445f0d20ed5f01cf4caaef756cb7c4dee3c80746c9"
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 1209 (94th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Sale of Unclaimed Property Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sale of certain unclaimed property.

## 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=09400SB1209&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18246&DocNum=1209&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1209eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18246&DocNum=1209&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1209enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18246&DocNum=1209&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–12** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James A. DeLeo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `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; 011-000-000
- **2005-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; DeLeo `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-27** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
- **2005-05-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-05-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2005
- **2005-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0626 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31c8bfb8-60f0-459b-ad3a-b1c11255ccf1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).