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type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-DISCOVERY, TRIAL DATE"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a plaintiff has the right to designate an additional person to be present and video record an examination conducted as part of discovery. Provides that, in the case of a wrongful death action, a surviving spouse or next of kin who has reached the age of 67 years (rather than 70 years) shall, upon motion by the administrator of the estate of the deceased person or special administrator, be entitled to preference in setting for trial. Provides that the trial shall occur within one year of the hearing on the motion. Provides that the changes apply to actions commenced or pending on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 1748"
citation: "Illinois SB 1748 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Michael W. Halpin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94f62fcf-37d3-4eda-b70b-9f13b2b90b6b"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1748&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146550&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "0a8f8cd6147dd2d53f3a861b700e5353e0574e86c8be66aa61e97bd9864def81"
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 1748 (103rd) — CIV PRO-DISCOVERY, TRIAL DATE
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a plaintiff has the right to designate an additional person to be present and video record an examination conducted as part of discovery. Provides that, in the case of a wrongful death action, a surviving spouse or next of kin who has reached the age of 67 years (rather than 70 years) shall, upon motion by the administrator of the estate of the deceased person or special administrator, be entitled to preference in setting for trial. Provides that the trial shall occur within one year of the hearing on the motion. Provides that the changes apply to actions commenced or pending on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1748.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1748eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1748ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1748ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1748sam001.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1748enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **94** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading, Amendment 2 — **94** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary, Amendment 1 — **61** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **3619** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary, Amendment 2 — **63** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **52** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **7537** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3516** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin `filing`
- **2023-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 005-002-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2023-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-03-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-001-000
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halpin `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2023
- **2023-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 035-016-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-03-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2023-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-004-000
- **2023-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2023-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-05-04** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2023-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2023-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 11, 2023
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Halpin `filing`
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-003-000
- **2023-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 036-019-001
- **2023-05-19** Senate Concurs
- **2023-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2023
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0388 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94f62fcf-37d3-4eda-b70b-9f13b2b90b6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).