---
type: "Bill"
title: "FORECLOSRE-SPEC REPRESENTATIVE"
description: "Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions outlining under which circumstances the court is not required to appoint a special representative for a deceased mortgagor for the purpose of defending the action, adds situations where there is a: (i) beneficiary under a transfer on death instrument; (ii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property by the deceased mortgagor prior to death; (iii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property under the administration of the deceased's estate; or (iv) trust that was conveyed title to the property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 735"
citation: "Illinois SB 735 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-03"
last_action: "2015-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9294ac3f-5d2a-4c87-804a-a334985f41d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=735&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85868&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ff60c53692381e508996cf5e0fe5dc401fb838e92f0255740fbfda0b6dee9c84"
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 735 (99th) — FORECLOSRE-SPEC REPRESENTATIVE

Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions outlining under which circumstances the court is not required to appoint a special representative for a deceased mortgagor for the purpose of defending the action, adds situations where there is a: (i) beneficiary under a transfer on death instrument; (ii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property by the deceased mortgagor prior to death; (iii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property under the administration of the deceased's estate; or (iv) trust that was conveyed title to the property.

## 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=09900SB0735&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85868&DocNum=735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0735eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85868&DocNum=735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0735enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85868&DocNum=735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-18** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2015
- **2015-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9294ac3f-5d2a-4c87-804a-a334985f41d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).