---
type: "Bill"
title: "JOINT SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION"
description: "JOINT SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 1612"
citation: "Illinois HB 1612 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 77
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1998-08-11T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/762d30fe-2f69-4c48-b236-e7d1052be2c0"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "8be3e4bced86455ef0ce6d1c02e1505aebb06ff616d267ea2d5e16959687a073"
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 1612 (90th) — JOINT SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1612** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB1612LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BOWLES — cosponsor (person)
- CULLERTON — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- FAWELL — cosponsor (person)
- GEO-KARIS — cosponsor (person)
- LINDNER — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- RONEN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-28T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-03-28T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-04T00:00:00-06:00** JUDICIAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-04T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR PARKER
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** HELD IN COMMITTEE
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY S
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 006-000-003 SJUD
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-08
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR FAWELL
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KARPIEL
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARCIA
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SPONSOR REMOVED HALVORSON
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-15
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** RULED EXEMPT UNDER
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE RULE 3-9(B)
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** RE-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY
- **1997-10-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LINDNER
- **1997-10-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1998-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** POSTPONED
- **1998-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-JUDICIARY S
- **1998-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1998-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SJUD
- **1998-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-04-30
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-PARKER
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** -BOWLES
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-PARKER
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** -BOWLES
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-PARKER
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** -BOWLES
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SJUD/009-000-000
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-PARKER
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** -BOWLES
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-15
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02,03
- **1998-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02,03/RONEN
- **1998-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1998-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02,03
- **1998-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION - COMPLIANCE 01,02,03/HRUL
- **1998-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02,03
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 1,2,3/116-000-000
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1998-06-18T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1998-08-11T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1998-08-11T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 99-07-01
- **1998-08-11T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0731

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/762d30fe-2f69-4c48-b236-e7d1052be2c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).