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| Bill | COUNTY RECORDER-EXPIRED LIENS | Amends the Recorder Division of the Counties Code. Modifies how a county recorder determines if a lien is an expired lien under a county's demand and referral program by providing that a lien is expired if a suit to enforce the lien has not been commenced or a counterclaim has not been filed by the lienholder within 2 years after the completion date of the contract as specified in the recorded mechanics lien. Provides that the 2-year period shall be increased to the extent that an automatic stay under specified provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code stays a suit or counterclaim to foreclose the lien or, if a work completion date is not specified in the recorded lien, then the work completion date is the date of recording of the mechanics lien. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 101st | SB 62 | Illinois SB 62 (101st) |
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enacted | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2019-01-16 | 2019-08-09 | openstates | ocd-bill/c9b7a2fc-ae76-4ad6-81c4-8a7f5cb2a737 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=62&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=114543&SessionID=108&GA=101 | fa0b5916e15a92aae0ec90c106630510ab4408eb7b5b23ffc5aba690a2da42d5 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 62 (101st) — COUNTY RECORDER-EXPIRED LIENS
Amends the Recorder Division of the Counties Code. Modifies how a county recorder determines if a lien is an expired lien under a county's demand and referral program by providing that a lien is expired if a suit to enforce the lien has not been commenced or a counterclaim has not been filed by the lienholder within 2 years after the completion date of the contract as specified in the recorded mechanics lien. Provides that the 2-year period shall be increased to the extent that an automatic stay under specified provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code stays a suit or counterclaim to foreclose the lien or, if a work completion date is not specified in the recorded lien, then the work completion date is the date of recording of the mechanics lien. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-01-16 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
filing - 2019-01-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-01-16 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2019-01-23 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2019-01-30 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-01-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 31, 2019
- 2019-02-19 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2019-02-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 20, 2019
- 2019-03-06 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-03-06 Arrived in House
introduction - 2019-03-13 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- 2019-03-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-03-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-04-09 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2019-05-10 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-05-14 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2019-05-14 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- 2019-05-14 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris
- 2019-05-14 Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- 2019-05-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-05-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2019-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-08-09 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2019-08-09 Effective Date August 9, 2019
- 2019-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0296
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c9b7a2fc-ae76-4ad6-81c4-8a7f5cb2a737. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).