---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CIV PRO-SUMMONS"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a summons for discovery issued by the clerk of the circuit court shall be served on each person or entity named as a respondent in discovery. Provides that no extension of the 6 month period for making a respondent into a defendant shall be permitted unless the plaintiff can show a failure or refusal on the part of the respondent to comply with timely filed discovery or for good cause shown. Adds a Summons for Discovery Form."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1893"
citation: "Illinois SB 1893 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95b3c0bd-4b61-44a2-a3cb-1513c84ebed9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1893&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20307&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "41b7d85e9fc7e67ae61f93ec18187e41a6acd512caa3b9ee76f36007f29fadb7"
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 1893 (94th) — CD CIV PRO-SUMMONS

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a summons for discovery issued by the clerk of the circuit court shall be served on each person or entity named as a respondent in discovery. Provides that no extension of the 6 month period for making a respondent into a defendant shall be permitted unless the plaintiff can show a failure or refusal on the part of the respondent to comply with timely filed discovery or for good cause shown. Adds a Summons for Discovery Form.

## 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=09400SB1893&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20307&DocNum=1893&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1893eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20307&DocNum=1893&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1893enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20307&DocNum=1893&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2005-04-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0582 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95b3c0bd-4b61-44a2-a3cb-1513c84ebed9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).