republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2952.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STORAGE LIENS: E-ENFORCEMENT"
description: "Amends the Self-Service Storage Facility Act. Provides that the term \"last known address\" includes electronic mail addresses. Defines \"verified mail\" and \"electronic mail\". Provides that notice under the Act shall be delivered by verified mail or by electronic mail (instead of \"by certified mail or by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing\") to the last known address of the occupant. Provides that a notice sent by electronic mail is presumed delivered when the owner receives a receipt of delivery to the occupant's last known address. Provides that the advertising requirements of the sale or other disposition to enforce the lien may be met in any commercially reasonable manner, and that the manner of advertisement shall be deemed commercially reasonable if at least 3 independent bidders attend the sale. Provides that a sale shall be deemed to be held at the self-service storage facility where the personal property is stored if the sale is held on a publicly accessible online website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2952"
citation: "Illinois SB 2952 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b63f4765-a007-43ba-84f8-2f2353352753"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2952&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79150&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "1f1e68ded59b5ed4c0e5bbd4f24b5f4213721d5d16bff133913b9abec206c626"
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 2952 (98th) — STORAGE LIENS: E-ENFORCEMENT

Amends the Self-Service Storage Facility Act. Provides that the term "last known address" includes electronic mail addresses. Defines "verified mail" and "electronic mail". Provides that notice under the Act shall be delivered by verified mail or by electronic mail (instead of "by certified mail or by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing") to the last known address of the occupant. Provides that a notice sent by electronic mail is presumed delivered when the owner receives a receipt of delivery to the occupant's last known address. Provides that the advertising requirements of the sale or other disposition to enforce the lien may be met in any commercially reasonable manner, and that the manner of advertisement shall be deemed commercially reasonable if at least 3 independent bidders attend the sale. Provides that a sale shall be deemed to be held at the self-service storage facility where the personal property is stored if the sale is held on a publicly accessible online website.

## 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=09800SB2952&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79150&DocNum=2952&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2952eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79150&DocNum=2952&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2952enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79150&DocNum=2952&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **36–11** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2014
- **2014-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2014-04-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jacobs `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Jacobs `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-04-30** Third Reading - Passed; 036-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2014-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-006-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b63f4765-a007-43ba-84f8-2f2353352753`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).