---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-ELECTRONIC RECORDS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Authorizes a board of review in a county with 3 million or more inhabitants to send electronic notices of assessment changes. Provides for the electronic filing of assessment complaints in counties with a population of 3 million or more inhabitants. Shortens the period during which a board of review in a county with 3 million or more inhabitants must retain hearing records. Defines \"electronic\", \"electronic record\", and \"electronic signature\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3386"
citation: "Illinois SB 3386 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/784e4a1b-52f8-426c-b0b1-7d5b46149186"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3386&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64906&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "76af81232a6d9ce73f480c32cc0aa3aff2be6d361b89c58d82013ceea41f2a80"
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 3386 (97th) — PROP TX-ELECTRONIC RECORDS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Authorizes a board of review in a county with 3 million or more inhabitants to send electronic notices of assessment changes. Provides for the electronic filing of assessment complaints in counties with a population of 3 million or more inhabitants. Shortens the period during which a board of review in a county with 3 million or more inhabitants must retain hearing records. Defines "electronic", "electronic record", and "electronic signature".

## 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=09700SB3386&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64906&DocNum=3386&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3386eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64906&DocNum=3386&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3386enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64906&DocNum=3386&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2012
- **2012-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-26** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2012-04-26** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2012-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2012-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 24, 2012
- **2012-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2012-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000
- **2012-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1054 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/784e4a1b-52f8-426c-b0b1-7d5b46149186`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).