---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4956"
citation: "Illinois HB 4956 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-06"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/451ce820-1935-4e75-a18a-7131508eacd1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4956&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79695&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "8967819f7387dd695ac8f1e3905d62db8c7cced2e61505e508f6890b70cfd803"
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 4956 (98th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09800HB4956&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79695&DocNum=4956&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4956eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79695&DocNum=4956&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4956enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79695&DocNum=4956&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **74–32** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **75–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-032-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2014-05-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2014-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 075-039-001
- **2014-05-29** House Concurs
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1070 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/451ce820-1935-4e75-a18a-7131508eacd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).