---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONDO-EASEMENT-CABLE TV-WEB"
description: "Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds, in several provisions of the Act, high speed Internet to cable television cable as a type of easement that may be granted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3950"
citation: "Illinois HB 3950 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-05"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/676021c3-6a69-4306-a763-e20498adcd99"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3950&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62788&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3af3c5f84bcea65333280667a887709994959c15390b94fd8356707218682b71"
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 3950 (97th) — CONDO-EASEMENT-CABLE TV-WEB

Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds, in several provisions of the Act, high speed Internet to cable television cable as a type of easement that may be granted.

## 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=09700HB3950&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62788&DocNum=3950&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3950eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62788&DocNum=3950&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3950enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62788&DocNum=3950&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2012-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-31** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-02-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 9, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0751 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/676021c3-6a69-4306-a763-e20498adcd99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).