---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGISTER TITLES-TORRENS-REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Registered Titles (Torrens) Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2014 (rather than July 1, 2037). Effective January 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1379"
citation: "Illinois HB 1379 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91e712c0-fef6-43b6-ace9-b74c1dc8707c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1379&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57842&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d2dcb5d8f5877bbac221a26323d7d6479441d31fcfa4306ffc150a8340a4c536"
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 1379 (97th) — REGISTER TITLES-TORRENS-REPEAL

Amends the Registered Titles (Torrens) Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2014 (rather than July 1, 2037). Effective January 1, 2012.

## 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=09700HB1379&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57842&DocNum=1379&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1379eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57842&DocNum=1379&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1379enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57842&DocNum=1379&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2011-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2011-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2011-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2011-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-03-07** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0118 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91e712c0-fef6-43b6-ace9-b74c1dc8707c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).