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type: "Bill"
title: "MHDD-CERTIFICATE-PSYCHIATRIST"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if a person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address, service of process may be effectuated by having the person serving the process mail a copy of the process via both regular and certified mail. Provides that service of the process shall meet the requirements of the Code set forth in Sections concerning forms of process and persons authorized to serve process; place of service; and failure to make return. Provides that the person serving the process shall execute and submit an affidavit confirming that the person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address and that the person serving the process has served the process in accordance with the new provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1724"
citation: "Illinois SB 1724 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2014-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfe866ae-d79b-4afe-a102-9e9b8ce976ca"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1724&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72615&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3a5530f7cf73f946544d292a163ce2ff85d2c92da1dc122b6ac2b6e57157b8ec"
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 1724 (98th) — MHDD-CERTIFICATE-PSYCHIATRIST
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if a person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address, service of process may be effectuated by having the person serving the process mail a copy of the process via both regular and certified mail. Provides that service of the process shall meet the requirements of the Code set forth in Sections concerning forms of process and persons authorized to serve process; place of service; and failure to make return. Provides that the person serving the process shall execute and submit an affidavit confirming that the person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address and that the person serving the process has served the process in accordance with the new provisions.
## 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=09800SB1724&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72615&DocNum=1724&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1724eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72615&DocNum=1724&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1724enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72615&DocNum=1724&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1050** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **460** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Deborah Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2013-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-03-12** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
- **2013-04-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-02** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-08-09** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2014;
- **2014-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 007-000-000
- **2014-04-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2014
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2014-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2014-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2014
- **2014-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0865 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfe866ae-d79b-4afe-a102-9e9b8ce976ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).