---
type: "Bill"
title: "MANTENO-RELEASE LAND INTEREST"
description: "Amends Public Act 83-841. Directs the Department of Central Management Services to execute and record a release of the reverter clause contained in a quitclaim deed concerning certain land in Kankakee County. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1597"
citation: "Illinois SB 1597 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-12-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c653a42-254f-4c99-ac3b-1d7d51356e2c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1597&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118627&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "0815ebcb46dac920ad67e434d14582190c3e841eb21e20f2d4ace148c23d8828"
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 1597 (101st) — MANTENO-RELEASE LAND INTEREST

Amends Public Act 83-841. Directs the Department of Central Management Services to execute and record a release of the reverter clause contained in a quitclaim deed concerning certain land in Kankakee County. 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=10100SB1597&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118627&DocNum=1597&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1597eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118627&DocNum=1597&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1597enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118627&DocNum=1597&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–9** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andy Manar — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2019-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2019-04-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2019
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2019-10-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-10-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2019-10-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019
- **2019-10-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-10-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-10-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-10-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2019-10-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-10-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2019-10-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - November 12, 2019
- **2019-10-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2019-10-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2019-11-12** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2019-11-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2019-11-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2019-11-14** Senate Concurs
- **2019-11-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-12-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-13** Effective Date December 13, 2019
- **2019-12-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0607 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c653a42-254f-4c99-ac3b-1d7d51356e2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).