republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2778.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-JUDGMENTS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for tax year 2013 and subsequent tax years, all applications for judgment and order of sale for taxes and special assessments on delinquent properties shall be made by July 1 of the calendar year following the second installment due date. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2778"
citation: "Illinois SB 2778 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-01-30"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9442448f-a702-411e-a10b-035c2992d25a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2778&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78634&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "8857835b5e198b2846902256e4c1c7588dc4c0f2907c696ada80127052b4c91a"
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 2778 (98th) — PROP TX-JUDGMENTS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for tax year 2013 and subsequent tax years, all applications for judgment and order of sale for taxes and special assessments on delinquent properties shall be made by July 1 of the calendar year following the second installment due date. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800SB2778&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78634&DocNum=2778&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2778eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78634&DocNum=2778&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2778enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78634&DocNum=2778&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2014-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2014-02-20** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2014
- **2014-02-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2014-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-24** To Property Tax Subcommittee
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-27** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-27** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2014
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 009-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **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 August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1101 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9442448f-a702-411e-a10b-035c2992d25a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).