republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1960.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-JURISDICTION OBJECTION"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that: a motion to quash must be filed within 30 days after a defendant or other party files an appearance; a motion to quash must be filed within 30 days after a hearing in which a defendant or other party appears in court, without filing an appearance, and participates in a hearing before a judge; and a motion to quash not filed within the applicable 30-day time limit is barred. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1960"
citation: "Illinois HB 1960 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eac61727-a83e-43dc-b757-779e01e3ad93"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1960&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59161&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "feb10646bd41f722398b5805425f330fdd8e056ce8096bf30808fd7673b53cd7"
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 HB 1960 (97th) — CIV PRO-JURISDICTION OBJECTION

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that: a motion to quash must be filed within 30 days after a defendant or other party files an appearance; a motion to quash must be filed within 30 days after a hearing in which a defendant or other party appears in court, without filing an appearance, and participates in a hearing before a judge; and a motion to quash not filed within the applicable 30-day time limit is barred. 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=09700HB1960&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59161&DocNum=1960&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1960eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59161&DocNum=1960&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1960enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59161&DocNum=1960&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Franco Coladipietro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `filing`
- **2011-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-05** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0329 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eac61727-a83e-43dc-b757-779e01e3ad93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).