republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-3572.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMON INT COMM ASSN-PROCEDURE"
description: "Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Provides that the board of directors of a common interest community association has the authority to revise all severed community instruments independent of the membership. Provides that no action to incorporate a common interest community as a municipality shall begin until two-thirds of the members sign an incorporation document. Provides that routine scheduled elections (instead of annual elections) shall be held for the board of managers or the board of directors. Provides for the elimination of voting by proxy in elections. Provides that if there are multiple owners of a single unit only one of the multiple owners is eligible to serve as a board member at any one time, unless the member owns another unit independently. Provides that the Board shall approve a budget including reserves, capital expenses, and operating expenses which shall be assessed equally to the membership. Provides that if total common expenses exceed the budget, the board shall disclose this to all members and identify subsequent assessments that will be made to offset this variance in future budgets. Provides that assessments for additions and alterations to common areas or to association-owned property not in the budget, shall be separately assessed and are subject to approval of a simple majority (instead of two-thirds) of the total members at a meeting called for that purpose. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3572"
citation: "Illinois SB 3572 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4b70f66-2570-442d-94d6-df4aed7e68ad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3572&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65412&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1951baf73d9c56dfa049c03abad694942c3618f5894756590fe1ddc291790cf7"
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 3572 (97th) — COMMON INT COMM ASSN-PROCEDURE

Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Provides that the board of directors of a common interest community association has the authority to revise all severed community instruments independent of the membership. Provides that no action to incorporate a common interest community as a municipality shall begin until two-thirds of the members sign an incorporation document. Provides that routine scheduled elections (instead of annual elections) shall be held for the board of managers or the board of directors. Provides for the elimination of voting by proxy in elections. Provides that if there are multiple owners of a single unit only one of the multiple owners is eligible to serve as a board member at any one time, unless the member owns another unit independently. Provides that the Board shall approve a budget including reserves, capital expenses, and operating expenses which shall be assessed equally to the membership. Provides that if total common expenses exceed the budget, the board shall disclose this to all members and identify subsequent assessments that will be made to offset this variance in future budgets. Provides that assessments for additions and alterations to common areas or to association-owned property not in the budget, shall be separately assessed and are subject to approval of a simple majority (instead of two-thirds) of the total members at a meeting called for that purpose. Makes other changes.

## 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=09700SB3572&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65412&DocNum=3572&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3572eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65412&DocNum=3572&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3572enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65412&DocNum=3572&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **85–26** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 29, 2012
- **2012-02-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2012-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2012-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2012-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Tom Cross
- **2012-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-026-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1090 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4b70f66-2570-442d-94d6-df4aed7e68ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).