---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL PROCEDURE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2784"
citation: "Illinois HB 2784 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60b24385-8f6a-4bb1-bc71-6d24ea0aa19b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2784&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5327&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "224a15350ca8d81b19ce95848adcc5bb560803eca7b2f9d499dfd772c9828262"
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 2784 (93rd) — CIVIL PROCEDURE-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.

## 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=09300HB2784&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5327&DocNum=2784&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2784eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5327&DocNum=2784&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2784enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5327&DocNum=2784&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **30–24** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `filing`
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 4, 2003
- **2003-03-19** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-008-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2003-03-26** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black; as amended
- **2003-03-26** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black; as amended
- **2003-03-26** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-27** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-03-27** Judicial Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2003-04-01** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 070-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-12** Verified
- **2003-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 030-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-04** Effective Date June 4, 2003
- **2003-06-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0010 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60b24385-8f6a-4bb1-bc71-6d24ea0aa19b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).