republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-3726.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-SUP CT RPT-ARBITRATION"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals a provision requiring the Supreme Court to evaluate the effectiveness of mandatory court-annexed arbitration and report the results of the evaluation to the General Assembly annually. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3726"
citation: "Illinois SB 3726 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c76d945-2b80-4f76-add3-de86309fb630"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3726&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65800&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ae04bafce15b8e9e29ab5d4f69a02a7b53f26aa977fd1651382bca2013669a74"
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 3726 (97th) — CIV PRO-SUP CT RPT-ARBITRATION

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals a provision requiring the Supreme Court to evaluate the effectiveness of mandatory court-annexed arbitration and report the results of the evaluation to the General Assembly annually. 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=09700SB3726&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65800&DocNum=3726&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3726eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65800&DocNum=3726&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3726enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65800&DocNum=3726&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
- **2012-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-002-000
- **2012-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 037-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 033-016-003
- **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 . . . . . . . . . 97-1099 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c76d945-2b80-4f76-add3-de86309fb630`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).