republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/sb-461.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-TAX DEEDS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that relief from an order for a tax deed may be had under certain provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning motions after judgment in nonjury cases. Provides that notice of the expiration of the period of redemption must be served upon certain owners and parties interested in the property in the manner set forth under certain provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (now, personal service). Requires the court to enter orders to place the tax-deed grantee's successor in interest in possession of the property and authorizes the court to grant other relief to maintain the successor in interest in possession. Provides that the notice of the expiration of the period of redemption may not be served more than 6 months (now, 5 months) before the expiration of the period of redemption. Provides that the changes concerning post-judgment motions and the changes concerning the possession by the tax-deed grantee's successor in interest must be construed as being declarative of existing law and not as a new enactment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 461"
citation: "Illinois SB 461 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e733ab18-3fe7-4f01-b77d-a7586d2088b5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=461&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28213&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "e6687654c8d1a52deb9e1927e3db95417ac4e99f04463757d3f7306070a8c25f"
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 461 (95th) — PROP TX-TAX DEEDS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that relief from an order for a tax deed may be had under certain provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning motions after judgment in nonjury cases. Provides that notice of the expiration of the period of redemption must be served upon certain owners and parties interested in the property in the manner set forth under certain provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (now, personal service). Requires the court to enter orders to place the tax-deed grantee's successor in interest in possession of the property and authorizes the court to grant other relief to maintain the successor in interest in possession. Provides that the notice of the expiration of the period of redemption may not be served more than 6 months (now, 5 months) before the expiration of the period of redemption. Provides that the changes concerning post-judgment motions and the changes concerning the possession by the tax-deed grantee's successor in interest must be construed as being declarative of existing law and not as a new enactment.

## 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=09500SB0461&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28213&DocNum=461&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0461eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28213&DocNum=461&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0461enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28213&DocNum=461&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-08** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2007-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0477 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e733ab18-3fe7-4f01-b77d-a7586d2088b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).