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type: "Bill"
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title: "MECHANICS LIEN-TIME PERIODS"
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description: "Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that, to obtain a lien under the Act, the work shall be done or the material furnished: within 3 years from the commencement of the work or the commencement of furnishing the material in the case of work done or material furnished as to owner-occupied residential property; and within 5 years from the commencement of the work or the commencement of furnishing the material in the case of work done or material furnished as to any other type of property. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "SB 3792"
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citation: "Illinois SB 3792 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2012-02-10"
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last_action: "2012-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26d04f87-1d33-46bb-91c5-260b94d2768a"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3792&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65889&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "eb252dbe57c28f102990ed54d90f583033acd6199aca698932008d109319d033"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 3792 (97th) — MECHANICS LIEN-TIME PERIODS
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Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that, to obtain a lien under the Act, the work shall be done or the material furnished: within 3 years from the commencement of the work or the commencement of furnishing the material in the case of work done or material furnished as to owner-occupied residential property; and within 5 years from the commencement of the work or the commencement of furnishing the material in the case of work done or material furnished as to any other type of property. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3792&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65889&DocNum=3792&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3792eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65889&DocNum=3792&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3792enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65889&DocNum=3792&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
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- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2012-03-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
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- **2012-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012
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- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `amendment-introduction`
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- **2012-04-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
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- **2012-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2012-05-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
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- **2012-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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- **2012-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2012-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
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- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
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- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
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- **2012-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
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- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-001
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- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2012-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2012-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2013
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- **2012-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0966 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26d04f87-1d33-46bb-91c5-260b94d2768a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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