---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-JUDGMENT STAY-STATE"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a case seeking injunctive or declaratory relief, a judgment that allows the State or a unit of local government to enforce a law, statute, or ordinance shall be stayed only by a court order that follows a separate application that sets forth just cause for staying the enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2435"
citation: "Illinois SB 2435 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04a97734-f18a-467b-98af-db82f33546fc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2435&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36469&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "72cc2e75771c97be651d725f3ae0d8ec565ae875506bb7b4fa0e334adbb35f4a"
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 2435 (95th) — CIV PRO-JUDGMENT STAY-STATE

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a case seeking injunctive or declaratory relief, a judgment that allows the State or a unit of local government to enforce a law, statute, or ordinance shall be stayed only by a court order that follows a separate application that sets forth just cause for staying the enforcement.

## 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=09500SB2435&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36469&DocNum=2435&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2435eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36469&DocNum=2435&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2435enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36469&DocNum=2435&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2008-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 21, 2008
- **2008-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2008-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2008-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0902 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04a97734-f18a-467b-98af-db82f33546fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).