---
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: "104th"
identifier: "HB 250"
citation: "Illinois HB 250 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence \"Larry\" Walsh, Jr.", "Napoleon Harris, III"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 66
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-12-16"
last_action: "2025-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9dce2b5f-2d3e-46c7-843f-c9ba9a544fac"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=250&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=155927&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "86ba4ef564b23f770081475a3efa7e9f747a244b6fbcae05cb2e580e744c982d"
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 250 (104th) — 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://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250sam001.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250sam002.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0250enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **72–37** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **76–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **45–12** (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 2 — **9–2** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 2 — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-16** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2025-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2025-04-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- **2025-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-11** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-15** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2025-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2025-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2025-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2025-05-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2025-06-02** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-28** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Waive Posting Notice
- **2025-10-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-10-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-001-000
- **2025-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025
- **2025-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2025-10-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; N. Harris `amendment-passage`
- **2025-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-10-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2025-10-29** Third Reading - Passed; 045-012-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-10-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2025-10-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Executive Committee
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-004-000
- **2025-10-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2025-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 076-037-000
- **2025-10-30** House Concurs
- **2025-10-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-11-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-12** Effective Date December 12, 2025
- **2025-12-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0442 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9dce2b5f-2d3e-46c7-843f-c9ba9a544fac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).