---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2722"
citation: "Illinois SB 2722 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/074edf39-f2b5-4760-be63-cb9ec0b37c50"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2722&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37192&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0617ceef1edf1b843f8d6432633183b8c3ebff013f81a1fa90f5ac634e363095"
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 2722 (95th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement of the Code.

## 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=09500SB2722&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37192&DocNum=2722&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2722eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37192&DocNum=2722&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2722enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37192&DocNum=2722&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `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** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- **2008-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000
- **2008-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2008-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; E. Jones `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** 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** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2008
- **2008-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0865 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/074edf39-f2b5-4760-be63-cb9ec0b37c50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).