---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning completion of contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1930"
citation: "Illinois SB 1930 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f958a137-b964-48b4-b8d5-d1e267eda858"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1930&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20348&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "6ff6cd73eafc6d72271116726c60a79c55d219339fcd3fb55fc3e63a0ed0cc07"
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 1930 (94th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning completion of contracts.

## 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=09400SB1930&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20348&DocNum=1930&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1930eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20348&DocNum=1930&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1930enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20348&DocNum=1930&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-17** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2005-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** 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 116-000-000 `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 January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0627 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f958a137-b964-48b4-b8d5-d1e267eda858`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).