---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Illinois HB 217 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence \"Larry\" Walsh, Jr.", "Patrick J. Joyce"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-12-05"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df798201-1fc7-402e-b8b1-2f18dbfbc417"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=217&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142049&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "f9f65213deea49678fafc5c3c61f580df6574f711577307e416b453dca1b8be9"
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 217 (103rd) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

## 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/10300HB0217.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0217eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0217ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0217enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **92–17** (pass) · lower
- Executive, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- **2023-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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 092-017-000 `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. Don Harmon
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date June 9, 2023
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0010 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df798201-1fc7-402e-b8b1-2f18dbfbc417`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).