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type: "Bill"
title: "UCC-FILING"
description: "Amends the Uniform Commercial Code in relation to secured transactions. Provides that filing does not occur with respect to a record that a filing office refuses to accept (i) where the filing office is unable to index the record because in the record submitted the debtor does not meet the definition of a transmitting utility, and (ii) in the case of an initial financing statement or an amendment if the filing office believes in good faith that a document submitted for filing is being filed for the purpose of defrauding any person or harassing any person in the performance of duties as a public servant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 355"
citation: "Illinois SB 355 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30e5b440-46df-4f31-ab19-3ec4c0f77350"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=355&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27988&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "633d5ad7f220fd2bcaaa9761154e062eef7a656c8ea6ffb7c4c635af10c0db4e"
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 355 (95th) — UCC-FILING
Amends the Uniform Commercial Code in relation to secured transactions. Provides that filing does not occur with respect to a record that a filing office refuses to accept (i) where the filing office is unable to index the record because in the record submitted the debtor does not meet the definition of a transmitting utility, and (ii) in the case of an initial financing statement or an amendment if the filing office believes in good faith that a document submitted for filing is being filed for the purpose of defrauding any person or harassing any person in the performance of duties as a public servant.
## 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=09500SB0355&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27988&DocNum=355&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0355eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27988&DocNum=355&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0355enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27988&DocNum=355&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-07** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2007-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0446 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30e5b440-46df-4f31-ab19-3ec4c0f77350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).