SB 1523 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

CTY CD-DEED VERIFICATION

Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any person who files or causes to be filed a deed or instrument that is recorded in the grantor's index or the grantee's index that is fraudulent, unlawfully altered, or intended to unlawfully cloud or transfer the title of any real property may be held liable to the rightful property owner affected in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to enforce the Code. Requires every county to establish and maintain a property fraud alert system. Requires every recorder to establish a fraud referral and review process to review deeds and instruments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 11, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Aug 15, 2025
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The bill moved from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the official text signed into law. The changes consist entirely of formatting updates, such as removing draft page headers and fixing minor spacing errors. There are no substantive policy changes, no new rules, and no impact on the bill's scope or requirements.
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Removed draft page headers and standardized spacing throughout the document to prepare it for official publication.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House May 23, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 58
Apr 11, 2025
D Democratic39
33 Yea 6
84% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
10
Committee
14
Amendments
6
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 26, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 27, 2025
upper
May 26, 2025
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 017-000-000
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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