---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Stallion and Jack Service Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of liens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1214"
citation: "Illinois SB 1214 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2006-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1f15e48-ad2b-4bb0-addd-427e0a1422f8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1214&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18257&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "26e9486e5b9ee0116f14009df6f0519071953bdfc96dd80628b6c0c4421f7e88"
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 1214 (94th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Stallion and Jack Service Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of liens.

## 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=09400SB1214&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18257&DocNum=1214&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1214eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18257&DocNum=1214&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1214enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18257&DocNum=1214&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2006-02-23** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2006
- **2006-02-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2006-02-23** Sponsor Removed Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2006-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2006-03-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Halvorson `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-03-01** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-06** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 026-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-04-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-20** Effective Date June 20, 2006
- **2006-06-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0891 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1f15e48-ad2b-4bb0-addd-427e0a1422f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).