republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-3359.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FORCIBLE ENTRY ACTION-EVICTION"
description: "Amends the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Changes references to forcible entry and detainer actions and actions for possession to references to eviction actions. Changes references to orders of possession and judgment of possession to references to eviction orders. Makes corresponding changes to the Counties Code; the Illinois Municipal Code; the Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act; the Environmental Protection Act; the Clerks of Courts Act; the Code of Civil Procedure; the Controlled Substance and Cannabis Nuisance Act; the Condominium Property Act; the Landlord and Tenant Act; the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act; and the Safe Homes Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3359"
citation: "Illinois HB 3359 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1924a163-6970-4a87-94e9-a3c4068e9528"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3359&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105113&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "069bf5ec4051d82dd4ea1a18b2666b854d52307cbccf6c0f087a5413fddffbca"
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 HB 3359 (100th) — FORCIBLE ENTRY ACTION-EVICTION

Amends the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Changes references to forcible entry and detainer actions and actions for possession to references to eviction actions. Changes references to orders of possession and judgment of possession to references to eviction orders. Makes corresponding changes to the Counties Code; the Illinois Municipal Code; the Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act; the Environmental Protection Act; the Clerks of Courts Act; the Code of Civil Procedure; the Controlled Substance and Cannabis Nuisance Act; the Condominium Property Act; the Landlord and Tenant Act; the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act; and the Safe Homes Act.

## 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=10000HB3359&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105113&DocNum=3359&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3359eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105113&DocNum=3359&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3359enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105113&DocNum=3359&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **71–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** To Real & Personal Property Law Subcommittee
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 To Real & Personal Property Law Subcommittee
- **2017-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2017-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 5, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-04-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0173 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1924a163-6970-4a87-94e9-a3c4068e9528`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).