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Bill	CIV PRO-POST-JUDGMENT RELIEF	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Changes disclosure in notice provisions to a judgment debtor in a citation to discover assets. Defines "consumer debt judgment". Creates an automatic exemption for a judgment debtor against execution in a consumer debt judgment. Provides that "automatic exemption" means the right of a judgment debtor, against whom a consumer debt judgment has been entered on or after January 1, 2020, to receive $1,000 of the judgment debtor's equity interest in personal property held in a checking, savings deposit account, or credit union account by a third-party citation respondent or garnishee. Provides that the automatic exemption is part of the judgment debtor's current exemption in any personal property not to exceed $4,000 in value. Makes other changes to personal property exemptions as follows: increases the exemption from $2,400 to $3,600 for a motor vehicle and from $1,500 to $2,250 in any implements, professional books, or tools of the debtor's trade. Increases the homestead exemption from $15,000 to $50,000 for one individual and to $100,000 if 2 or more individuals own the property. Makes changes to the list of items of personal property that are exempt from execution. Changes limitations for a revival of judgment for consumer debt entered before January 1, 2020, for a consumer debt judgment entered into after that date but before the effective date of the amendatory Act, and for a consumer debt judgment entered into after the effective date of the Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Prohibits a fee from being charged under the Act for the filing of an appearance by a defendant in a small claim proceeding. Effective January 1, 2026.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	104th	SB 1738	Illinois SB 1738 (104th)	bill		enacted	Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Robert F. Martwick	3	33	4	2025-02-05	2025-08-01	openstates	ocd-bill/b3702a1f-a35a-4bfd-9a99-2da0a7a0c3bf	https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1738&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=160773&SessionID=114	c8d64f4f14fd228aff6ff5a3cb9fc360f01139e9592d5002e06d5c85286e3504	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1738 (104th) — CIV PRO-POST-JUDGMENT RELIEF

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Changes disclosure in notice provisions to a judgment debtor in a citation to discover assets. Defines "consumer debt judgment". Creates an automatic exemption for a judgment debtor against execution in a consumer debt judgment. Provides that "automatic exemption" means the right of a judgment debtor, against whom a consumer debt judgment has been entered on or after January 1, 2020, to receive $1,000 of the judgment debtor's equity interest in personal property held in a checking, savings deposit account, or credit union account by a third-party citation respondent or garnishee. Provides that the automatic exemption is part of the judgment debtor's current exemption in any personal property not to exceed $4,000 in value. Makes other changes to personal property exemptions as follows: increases the exemption from $2,400 to $3,600 for a motor vehicle and from $1,500 to $2,250 in any implements, professional books, or tools of the debtor's trade. Increases the homestead exemption from $15,000 to $50,000 for one individual and to $100,000 if 2 or more individuals own the property. Makes changes to the list of items of personal property that are exempt from execution. Changes limitations for a revival of judgment for consumer debt entered before January 1, 2020, for a consumer debt judgment entered into after that date but before the effective date of the amendatory Act, and for a consumer debt judgment entered into after the effective date of the Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Prohibits a fee from being charged under the Act for the filing of an appearance by a defendant in a small claim proceeding. Effective January 1, 2026.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Judiciary — 8–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 19–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
• Robert F. Martwick — primary (person)
• Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
• Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-05 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick filing
• 2025-02-05 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-02-05 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-02-18 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2025-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2025-03-06 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
• 2025-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2025 reading-2
• 2025-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025
• 2025-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
• 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2025-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-09 Arrived in House introduction
• 2025-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
• 2025-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2025-04-17 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2025-04-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
• 2025-04-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2025-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2025-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2025-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2025-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
• 2025-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-08-01 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2025-08-01 Effective Date January 1, 2026
• 2025-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0120 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b3702a1f-a35a-4bfd-9a99-2da0a7a0c3bf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).