CONVEYANCES-RECORDING EFFECT Senate SponsorsSen. Pamela J. Althoff 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 765 ILCS 5/28from Ch. 30, par. 27765 ILCS 5/30from Ch. 30, par. 29Amends the Conveyances Act. In a provision requiring deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, and other instruments relating to or affecting the title to real estate to be recorded, adds language requiring the instruments to be recorded in the recorder's office in the county in which the real estate is situated. In provisions concerning the effect of recording deeds, mortgages, and other instruments, makes the following changes: provides that those provisions also apply to the recording of assignments, mortgage releases, mortgage modifications, land equity loans, liens, lis pendens, and memoranda of judgment; changes the scope to instruments that affect interests in real property; and provides that deeds and title papers are void until recorded (instead of void until recorded as to creditors and subsequent purchasers) with the recorder's office in the county in which the property is located. Effective immediately. 2/1/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 2/1/2012SenateFirst Reading 2/1/2012SenateReferred to Assignments 2/7/2012SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/23/2012SenatePostponed - Judiciary 2/28/2012SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/7/2012SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/9/2012SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die