---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-JUDGMENT-ENFORCEMENT"
description: "Amends the Residential Tenants' Right to Repair Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1044"
citation: "Illinois SB 1044 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e8b7c1b-b49d-47cf-a87e-fb39f9e7adf3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1044&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=70802&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0ca7a9547c9b60d7b6ba3825dad4c521b2680b5b4e915904792139b12033d62d"
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 1044 (98th) — CIV PRO-JUDGMENT-ENFORCEMENT

Amends the Residential Tenants' Right to Repair 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=09800SB1044&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70802&DocNum=1044&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1044eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70802&DocNum=1044&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1044enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70802&DocNum=1044&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **97–13** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- **2013-04-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 009-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2013
- **2013-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2013-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2013-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0557 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e8b7c1b-b49d-47cf-a87e-fb39f9e7adf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).