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HB 4370 — CNTY CD-LAW LIBRARY FEES
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0748
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2004. Enacted.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may authorize the clerk of the circuit court to charge litigants in civil cases a county law library fee not to exceed $13 (now, not to exceed $10). Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 4370 incorporates specific changes by replacing certain lines. These adjustments are important because they clarify the intent of the legislation, ensuring that the bill reflects the most current legislative priorities. By removing outdated language and substituting it with more relevant content, the bill aims to address the needs of the community more effectively. These updates can make a significant difference in how the law is implemented and understood.
HB4370 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 20768 BDD 46668 b AN ACT concerning counties.
The fee shall be paid at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other appearance filed by each party in all civil cases, but no additional fee shall be required if more HB4370 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB093 20768 BDD 46668 b than one party is represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance.
HB4370 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB093 20768 BDD 46668 b (Source:
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0748
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Effective Date July 15, 2004
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 042-012-001
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
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Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
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Assigned to Judiciary
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-054-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 015-006-000
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
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Assigned to Local Government Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
Sponsors
- Jr. Mark H. Beaubien · Cosponsor
- Pamela J. Althoff · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- Pamela J. Althoff
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 35 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 21% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Nay |
| Haine | — | Not Voting |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Nay |
| Link | — | Nay |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Nay |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Nay |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Nay |
| Garrett | — | Nay |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Not Voting |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Nay |
| Risinger | — | Nay |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Nay |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 55 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 62 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 46% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Nay |
| Mathias | — | Nay |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Nay |
| Bellock | — | Nay |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Nay |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boland | — | Nay |
| May | — | Not Voting |
| Bost | — | Nay |
| Brauer | — | Nay |
| Brosnahan | — | Not Voting |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Nay |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Nay |
| Bradley, John | — | Nay |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Eddy | — | Nay |
| Flider | — | Nay |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Nay |
| Fritchey | — | Nay |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Nay |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Mulligan | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Munson | — | Nay |
| Davis, Monique | — | Nay |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| Nekritz | — | Nay |
| Pankau | — | Nay |
| Tenhouse | — | Nay |
| Verschoore | — | Nay |
| Wait | — | Nay |
| Washington | — | Nay |
| Winters | — | Nay |
| Coulson | — | Nay |
| Daniels | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Nay |
| Grunloh | — | Nay |
| Holbrook | — | Nay |
| Jakobsson | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Kosel | — | Nay |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Nay |
| Pritchard | — | Nay |
| Ryg | — | Nay |
| Sacia | — | Nay |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Nay |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 4370 do?
- Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may authorize the clerk of the circuit court to charge litigants in civil cases a county law library fee not to exceed $13 (now, not to exceed $10). Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 4370?
- HB 4370 is sponsored by Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. and Pamela J. Althoff.
- What is the current status of HB 4370?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2004. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 4370?
- Track HB 4370 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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