---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-COVENANTS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a deed restriction, restrictive covenant, or similar provision may not waive, prohibit, or restrict the right to notice of a public hearing or the right to object, oppose, or challenge (i) the creation of a special service area, (ii) the activation of a backup or dormant special service area, (iii) the levy of any tax of a special service area, or (iv) the issuance of bonds of a special service area. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1804"
citation: "Illinois SB 1804 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2538f21e-1f38-4ba9-8e19-84dd71f336c1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1804&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57858&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b068e2f01a13cef7aa9e0ad853877b86ec1fee1133f03c0f4fd528cc695495ef"
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 1804 (97th) — PROP TX-COVENANTS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a deed restriction, restrictive covenant, or similar provision may not waive, prohibit, or restrict the right to notice of a public hearing or the right to object, oppose, or challenge (i) the creation of a special service area, (ii) the activation of a backup or dormant special service area, (iii) the levy of any tax of a special service area, or (iv) the issuance of bonds of a special service area. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700SB1804&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57858&DocNum=1804&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1804eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57858&DocNum=1804&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1804enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57858&DocNum=1804&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2011-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-16** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2011-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2011-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2011
- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0533 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2538f21e-1f38-4ba9-8e19-84dd71f336c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).