republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-3782.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-FORCIBLE ENTRY-SEAL"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a court may order that a court file in a forcible entry and detainer action be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's action is without a basis in fact or law, including a lack of jurisdiction, sealing the file is in the interests of justice, and those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in the record. Provides that a court shall order that a file in a forcible entry and detainer action be sealed if the court finds that the defendant occupied real property that was subject to mortgage foreclosure and either the foreclosure redemption period expired and the defendant vacated the property before the action was filed, or the defendant was a tenant during the redemption period and did not receive a notice to vacate before the action was filed. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3782"
citation: "Illinois SB 3782 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a222af5c-f6d0-404b-a3b6-952ed385cd65"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3782&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51993&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "606e0248c95d8caad8ac5195b41c2d79dc6488e6e015e3fa140248949946f0f8"
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 3782 (96th) — CIV PRO-FORCIBLE ENTRY-SEAL

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a court may order that a court file in a forcible entry and detainer action be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's action is without a basis in fact or law, including a lack of jurisdiction, sealing the file is in the interests of justice, and those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in the record. Provides that a court shall order that a file in a forcible entry and detainer action be sealed if the court finds that the defendant occupied real property that was subject to mortgage foreclosure and either the foreclosure redemption period expired and the defendant vacated the property before the action was filed, or the defendant was a tenant during the redemption period and did not receive a notice to vacate before the action was filed. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600SB3782&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51993&DocNum=3782&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3782eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51993&DocNum=3782&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3782enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51993&DocNum=3782&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2010
- **2010-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1131 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a222af5c-f6d0-404b-a3b6-952ed385cd65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).