republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-5586.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-RECORDER"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, upon request by any person, the county recorder shall redact or remove certain personal information from any website maintained by the recorder or used by the recorder to display public records. Provides that any person who requests a redaction or removal without proper authority to do so is guilty of a petty offense. Requires each county recorder, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, to submit a written policy to the General Assembly and the office of the Illinois Attorney General providing for the removal of all social security numbers from all records available from any website maintained by the recorder. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5586"
citation: "Illinois HB 5586 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f2bee62-9d82-4c9b-a6f1-2974e235b1b6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5586&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36966&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "5ee87d4755bf9f1c65a3c7ecab3157920f7bbe07095001126a6dc2b080bfacc3"
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 5586 (95th) — CNTY CD-RECORDER

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, upon request by any person, the county recorder shall redact or remove certain personal information from any website maintained by the recorder or used by the recorder to display public records. Provides that any person who requests a redaction or removal without proper authority to do so is guilty of a petty offense. Requires each county recorder, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, to submit a written policy to the General Assembly and the office of the Illinois Attorney General providing for the removal of all social security numbers from all records available from any website maintained by the recorder. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

## 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=09500HB5586&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36966&DocNum=5586&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5586eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36966&DocNum=5586&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5586enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36966&DocNum=5586&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ruth Munson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ruth Munson `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2008-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2008-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ruth Munson `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0875 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f2bee62-9d82-4c9b-a6f1-2974e235b1b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).