---
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: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1073"
citation: "Illinois SB 1073 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78369c14-ba4b-45a4-8014-f99a75bda03c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1073&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=56010&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6cb9c67fbc22a26e6a7dce2805811d259adb23ebd05b34db11077d45d4e452df"
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 1073 (97th) — 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=09700SB1073&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56010&DocNum=1073&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1073eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56010&DocNum=1073&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1073enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56010&DocNum=1073&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **66–48** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. J. Wilhelmi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-001-003
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-03** Third Reading - Passed; 037-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2011-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-048-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2011
- **2011-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0458 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78369c14-ba4b-45a4-8014-f99a75bda03c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).