---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 886"
citation: "Illinois SB 886 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2008-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e168da9-684e-40c9-b18c-ab7590d12ce1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=886&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29018&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "cf9ad0f407fb66254e131c5da59d80b387e0e5f86a1de50cb91619781fad2b0f"
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 886 (95th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09500SB0886&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29018&DocNum=886&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0886eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29018&DocNum=886&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0886enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29018&DocNum=886&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **88–26** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-12-03** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** Sponsor Removed Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2008-04-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2008-04-30** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2008
- **2008-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2008-04-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2008-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
- **2008-05-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2008-05-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-05-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-05-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-05-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-05-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2008-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
- **2008-05-20** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-05-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-05-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-05-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2008-05-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2008-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2008-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2008-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Registration and Regulation Committee
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2008
- **2008-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0767 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e168da9-684e-40c9-b18c-ab7590d12ce1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).