---
type: "Bill"
title: "REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL EXEMPT."
description: "Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Removes provisions exempting certain types of valuations from being considered appraisals under the Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2720"
citation: "Illinois HB 2720 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32f7d975-adb8-45a0-8358-dd9611a980bc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2720&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74532&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "91fb95120a25dfcc63834ca472dae8fb0769a970878528628bbd02e0b69ebb55"
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 2720 (98th) — REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL EXEMPT.

Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Removes provisions exempting certain types of valuations from being considered appraisals under the Act. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB2720&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74532&DocNum=2720&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2720eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74532&DocNum=2720&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2720enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74532&DocNum=2720&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **117–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **117–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert Rita — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** To Business Licenses Subcommittee
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2013-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000
- **2013-05-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2013-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert Rita
- **2013-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert Rita
- **2013-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 011-000-000
- **2013-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 011-000-000
- **2013-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-001-000
- **2013-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-001-000
- **2013-05-31** House Concurs
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0444 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32f7d975-adb8-45a0-8358-dd9611a980bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).