---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning completion and delivery of the seller's disclosure statement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1213"
citation: "Illinois SB 1213 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-12-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/139a2619-aa9c-4d2e-9a23-237cf573d554"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1213&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18255&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e871f15b3db15cc2a387ff72c808827fcffaffd57d632316efa077f03440ba71"
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 1213 (94th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning completion and delivery of the seller's disclosure statement.

## 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=09400SB1213&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18255&DocNum=1213&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1213eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18255&DocNum=1213&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1213enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18255&DocNum=1213&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **54–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kwame Raoul — 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
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 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. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `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; 010-000-001
- **2005-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-08-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-10-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-10-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-10-18** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-10-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-10-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-10-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-10-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-26** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-10-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-10-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 2, 2005
- **2005-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2005-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-001
- **2005-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-002-001
- **2005-11-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-12-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-12-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-12-30** Effective Date December 30, 2005
- **2005-12-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0718 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/139a2619-aa9c-4d2e-9a23-237cf573d554`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).