---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOC LAND TRANSFER-CREST HILL"
description: "Authorizes the Director of Corrections to execute and deliver a quit claim deed for specified real property located in Will County to the City of Crest Hill upon the payment of $1, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2097"
citation: "Illinois HB 2097 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dagmara Avelar", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-03"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c641bf39-ea6e-4fc1-808a-e773c3dab022"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2097&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=145549&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "151abfdf5076826f2941b8f02c39ed921508232d3c12b8ce87074b43c36db395"
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 2097 (103rd) — DOC LAND TRANSFER-CREST HILL

Authorizes the Director of Corrections to execute and deliver a quit claim deed for specified real property located in Will County to the City of Crest Hill upon the payment of $1, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2097.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2097eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2097ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2097enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dagmara Avelar — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar `filing`
- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2023-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0141 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c641bf39-ea6e-4fc1-808a-e773c3dab022`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).