---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROPERTY-DOOR & WINDOW DEFECTS"
description: "Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Adds material defects in the windows or doors to the list of disclosures required under the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2597"
citation: "Illinois SB 2597 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-10-09"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1324a994-56c1-410b-bf94-6ee17bf192e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2597&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=76965&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "15bfd352a065856b05f8a34e3d8baa5167dfdd145db396806d9e1974b16aa4c4"
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 2597 (98th) — PROPERTY-DOOR & WINDOW DEFECTS

Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Adds material defects in the windows or doors to the list of disclosures required under the Act.

## 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=09800SB2597&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=76965&DocNum=2597&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2597eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=76965&DocNum=2597&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2597enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=76965&DocNum=2597&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-10-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `filing`
- **2013-10-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-10-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-04** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 5, 2014
- **2014-02-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 18, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Passed; 044-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2014-04-30** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Scott Drury
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2014-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0754 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1324a994-56c1-410b-bf94-6ee17bf192e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).