---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-SURVEYS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Repeals a Section authorizing county clerks to make a survey of subdivided property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2353"
citation: "Illinois SB 2353 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d449e4f3-742a-42be-bd2a-b7b01002dcfd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2353&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36325&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "e1e0eaf8a988609a71985025daee0a1bc3003061f6e3b90e296d727eff560557"
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 2353 (95th) — PROP TX-SURVEYS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Repeals a Section authorizing county clerks to make a survey of subdivided 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=09500SB2353&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36325&DocNum=2353&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2353eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36325&DocNum=2353&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2353enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36325&DocNum=2353&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-12** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0925 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d449e4f3-742a-42be-bd2a-b7b01002dcfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).