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type: "Bill"
title: "COOK CTY RECORDER-TITLE FREEZE"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the recorder of deeds in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 shall establish a pilot program that permits documents to be recorded against a property in foreclosure by judicial order only. Provides that the pilot program shall last from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2019. Adds provisions concerning: the procedures for limiting the recording of documents; erroneous recording of documents; immunity of the recorder; and premature termination of the pilot program. Repeals the new provisions on January 1, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1487"
citation: "Illinois SB 1487 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/928a0ae7-3291-42d5-9713-1567f91280b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1487&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88122&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "44cf5359c21a65c14deadadd3431db3a798511d79fc5d8c3ef0f04cdf31a0125"
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 1487 (99th) — COOK CTY RECORDER-TITLE FREEZE
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the recorder of deeds in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 shall establish a pilot program that permits documents to be recorded against a property in foreclosure by judicial order only. Provides that the pilot program shall last from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2019. Adds provisions concerning: the procedures for limiting the recording of documents; erroneous recording of documents; immunity of the recorder; and premature termination of the pilot program. Repeals the new provisions on January 1, 2019.
## 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=09900SB1487&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88122&DocNum=1487&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1487eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88122&DocNum=1487&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1487enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88122&DocNum=1487&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **520** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2015-04-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2015-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2015-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2015-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0439 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/928a0ae7-3291-42d5-9713-1567f91280b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).