---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1694"
citation: "Illinois HB 1694 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-14"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/783da959-c1d5-491c-aa09-39ea84220fe0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1694&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72890&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "fa8bc80096b9495858a7e821b685534082644cd5ccee13a3fb576337d845f65f"
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 1694 (98th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## 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=09800HB1694&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72890&DocNum=1694&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1694eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72890&DocNum=1694&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1694enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72890&DocNum=1694&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **77–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2013-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-040-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0229 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/783da959-c1d5-491c-aa09-39ea84220fe0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).