---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the short title of the Article concerning mortgage foreclosures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4195"
citation: "Illinois HB 4195 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-12-11"
last_action: "2008-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40de5e22-0b92-46a2-8a52-6028f0d16276"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4195&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34591&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2dd57eeb373cc3de66d3c032249a42199f7eafc4fd469b12379b18c8784f27a5"
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 4195 (95th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the short title of the Article concerning mortgage foreclosures.

## 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=09500HB4195&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34591&DocNum=4195&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4195eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34591&DocNum=4195&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4195enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34591&DocNum=4195&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LaShawn K. Ford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-12-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2007-12-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-12-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-12-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2008-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2008-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2008
- **2008-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0826 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40de5e22-0b92-46a2-8a52-6028f0d16276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).