---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIRCUIT COURTS ACT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2287"
citation: "Illinois SB 2287 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-01-22"
last_action: "2004-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a309d6b-bfec-4714-95a9-252dafbe883a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2287&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8288&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "55c8a6e6e58f7b1115576fa6761e09a8fc6cb81960939f7b6a7d3c221526ecaa"
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 SB 2287 (93rd) — CIRCUIT COURTS ACT-TECH

Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09300SB2287&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8288&DocNum=2287&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2287eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8288&DocNum=2287&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2287enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8288&DocNum=2287&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **53–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-22** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2004-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2004-02-10** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2004-02-19** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward Petka `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e), January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-31** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Petka `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2004
- **2004-07-20** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Cross
- **2004-07-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2004-07-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-07-23** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2004-07-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2004-07-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-07-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-07-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-07-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2004-07-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-07-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-07-24** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2004-07-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-07-24** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2004-07-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 24, 2004
- **2004-07-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2004-07-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration State Government; 007-000-000
- **2004-07-24** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2004-07-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-003-000
- **2004-07-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-08-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-09-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-28** Effective Date September 28, 2004
- **2004-09-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1040 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a309d6b-bfec-4714-95a9-252dafbe883a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).