Illinois Senate Bill 201

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on June 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0061
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Requires a court file to be sealed upon the commencement of any foreclosure action during the COVID-19 emergency and economic recovery period. Provides that if a residential eviction action filed during the COVID-19 emergency and economic recovery period is pending on the effective date of the amendatory Act and is not sealed, the court shall order the sealing of the court file. Provides that the amendatory Act applies to any action to foreclose a mortgage relating to (i) residential real estate, and (ii) real estate improved with a dwelling structure containing dwelling units for 6 or fewer families living independently of each other in which the mortgagor is a natural person landlord renting the dwelling units, even if the mortgagor does not occupy any of the dwelling units as the mortgagor's personal residence. Effective immediately.

FORECLOSURE-SEAL FILE-COVID19

Sen. Laura Murphy [D]

Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]

Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]

2023-05-08 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 71 N: 32 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 40 N: 15 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-09	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0061
2023-06-09	Senate	Effective Date June 9, 2023
2023-06-09	Senate	Governor Approved
2023-06-06	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-08	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2023-05-08	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-08	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-032-001
2023-05-03	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-03	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-19	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-19	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
2023-04-11	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-04-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-04-11	House	First Reading
2023-03-31	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
2023-03-31	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-30	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000
2023-03-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2023
2023-03-23	Senate	Second Reading
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-002-000
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary
2023-03-21	Senate	Reported Back To Judiciary; 003-000-000
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2023-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-02-22	Senate	To Subcommittee on Property
2023-02-07	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2023-01-31	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-31	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-31	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	15-1515	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=201&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0201.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0201eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0201enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0061.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0201sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB0201_03302023_067000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300SB0201_05082023_007000T.pdf