CIV PRO-SERVICE PROCESS-GATED Senate SponsorsSen. Mike Jacobs-Don Harmon and Michael E. Hastings House Sponsors(Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore-Lou Lang-Jay Hoffman and Brandon W. Phelps) 8/15/2014SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0966 735 ILCS 5/2-202from Ch. 110, par. 2-202Amends the Civil Practice Law of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a gated residential community, including a condominium association or a cooperative, shall grant unannounced entry into the community, including its common areas and common elements, to a person who is attempting to serve process on a defendant or witness who resides within or is known to be within the community.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:735 ILCS 5/2-202from Ch. 110, par. 2-202Adds reference to:735 ILCS 5/2-203from Ch. 110, par. 2-203Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: (1) relocates the new provisions to the Section of the Code concerning service on individuals; (2) provides that a gated residential community includes housing cooperatives (instead of "cooperative") and private communities; and (3) provides that an employee of the community (instead of "the community") shall grant entry (instead of "unannounced entry") to an authorized process server (instead of "person") attempting to serve process. 2/14/2014SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs 2/14/2014SenateFirst Reading 2/14/2014SenateReferred to Assignments 2/25/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 2/25/2014SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/4/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs 3/4/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/5/2014SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/5/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 3/19/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/20/2014SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 3/20/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014 3/21/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings 4/1/2014SenateSecond Reading 4/1/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014 4/2/2014SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/3/2014HouseArrived in House 4/3/2014HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore 4/3/2014HouseFirst Reading 4/3/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/9/2014HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 4/23/2014HouseAssigned to Judiciary 4/30/2014HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 014-000-000 4/30/2014HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2014HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 5/8/2014HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman 5/15/2014HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/15/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2014HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-001 5/21/2014SenatePassed Both Houses 6/19/2014SenateSent to the Governor 8/15/2014SenateGovernor Approved 8/15/2014SenateEffective Date January 1, 2015 8/15/2014SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0966