UCC-FILING Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine House Sponsors(Rep. William Davis) 8/27/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0446 810 ILCS 5/9-516Amends the Uniform Commercial Code in relation to secured transactions. Provides that filing does not occur with respect to a record that a filing office refuses to accept (i) where the filing office is unable to index the record because in the record submitted the debtor does not meet the definition of a transmitting utility, and (ii) in the case of an initial financing statement or an amendment if the filing office believes in good faith that a document submitted for filing is being filed for the purpose of defrauding any person or harassing any person in the performance of duties as a public servant.House Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Secretary of State may refuse to accept a record for filing under the amendatory provisions added by the engrossed bill only if the refusal is approved by the Department of Business Services of the Secretary of State and the General Counsel to the Secretary of State. 2/7/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 2/7/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Judiciary Civil Law 3/1/2007SenateDo Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 3/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007 3/2/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007 3/15/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 3/15/2007HouseArrived in House 3/15/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/15/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis 3/15/2007HouseFirst Reading 3/15/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/7/2007HouseRe-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 5/16/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 5/16/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote 5/16/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 5/16/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/24/2007SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 5/24/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 25, 2007 5/24/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine 5/24/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules 5/29/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law 5/30/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 5/30/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 5/30/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 6/28/2007SenateSent to the Governor 8/27/2007SenateGovernor Approved 8/27/2007SenateEffective Date January 1, 2008 8/27/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0446