---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in provisions concerning exemption of homesteads from enforcement of judgments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6477"
citation: "Illinois HB 6477 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-18"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d79d1128-ab4f-4754-9b0e-ae9179d0b2f9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6477&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52506&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9640e63eb3c4009365fa7e2d635aaabda1ecdb3ff3b97a87e3c04741ecb5b0bf"
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 HB 6477 (96th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in provisions concerning exemption of homesteads from enforcement of judgments.

## 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=09600HB6477&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52506&DocNum=6477&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6477eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52506&DocNum=6477&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6477enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52506&DocNum=6477&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emily McAsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2010-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2010-03-22** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-23** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2010-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2010-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date July 1, 2011
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1195 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d79d1128-ab4f-4754-9b0e-ae9179d0b2f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).