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type: "Bill"
title: "MECHANICS LIENS-SUBORDINATION"
description: "Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that an agreement to subordinate a lien under the Act where the agreement is in anticipation of and in consideration for the awarding of a contract or subcontract, either express or implied, to perform work or supply materials for an improvement upon real property is against public policy and unenforceable. Deletes language providing that certain subordination provisions of contracts is not binding on the subcontractor unless set forth in its entirety in writing in the contract between the contractor and subcontractor or material supplier. Makes corresponding changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3023"
citation: "Illinois SB 3023 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-07"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ee3ab29-8d6e-4026-af18-477b95cb55db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3023&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79314&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "8242def788582de98c57c6cf44b393bbcd09a7302eb3e82960104dd5a9fccbe0"
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 3023 (98th) — MECHANICS LIENS-SUBORDINATION
Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that an agreement to subordinate a lien under the Act where the agreement is in anticipation of and in consideration for the awarding of a contract or subcontract, either express or implied, to perform work or supply materials for an improvement upon real property is against public policy and unenforceable. Deletes language providing that certain subordination provisions of contracts is not binding on the subcontractor unless set forth in its entirety in writing in the contract between the contractor and subcontractor or material supplier. Makes corresponding 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=09800SB3023&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79314&DocNum=3023&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3023eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79314&DocNum=3023&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3023enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79314&DocNum=3023&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- **2014-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2014
- **2014-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2014-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2014
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0764 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ee3ab29-8d6e-4026-af18-477b95cb55db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).