---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2734"
citation: "Illinois HB 2734 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-22"
last_action: "2006-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d28fa8fd-b79b-488f-9677-9d39902baf98"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2734&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18781&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b12fa68cac0b1a759ddc9c09571713dd7e7991ad087b4064db0ebead63cf01f2"
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 2734 (94th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose of the Act.

## 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=09400HB2734&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18781&DocNum=2734&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2734eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18781&DocNum=2734&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2734enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18781&DocNum=2734&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cheryl Axley — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2005-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 3, 2006
- **2006-02-28** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2006-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2006-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2006-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2006-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 7, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2006
- **2006-03-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cheryl Axley
- **2006-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-16** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0874 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d28fa8fd-b79b-488f-9677-9d39902baf98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).