---
type: "Bill"
title: "REAL ESTATE APPRAISER-WAIVER"
description: "Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Provides that a license is not required under the Act to perform valuations if the valuations are performed by an employee of a municipality if the valuation is in an amount not to exceed $10,000 and meets other specified conditions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3237"
citation: "Illinois SB 3237 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-12-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8591d42-3999-4b3d-b47d-98f36b0d8041"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3237&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64282&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "322767563f0a2d6046f5257dd47df64821104bffbce82af98a1b875abca90087"
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 3237 (97th) — REAL ESTATE APPRAISER-WAIVER

Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Provides that a license is not required under the Act to perform valuations if the valuations are performed by an employee of a municipality if the valuation is in an amount not to exceed $10,000 and meets other specified conditions. 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=09700SB3237&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64282&DocNum=3237&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3237eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64282&DocNum=3237&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3237enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64282&DocNum=3237&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2012-02-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2012-03-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 041-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-05-04** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2012-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-11-09** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2013
- **2012-11-09** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-11-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2012-11-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-11-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-11-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-11-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-11-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-11-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-11-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-11-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2012-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - November 29, 2012
- **2012-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2012-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-04** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-04** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
- **2012-12-05** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 048-001-000
- **2012-12-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-12-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-12-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-12-18** Effective Date June 1, 2013
- **2012-12-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1137 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8591d42-3999-4b3d-b47d-98f36b0d8041`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).