Bill Status of HB 3036   100th General Assembly

Short Description:  COUNTY RECORDER-FEE SCHEDULES

House Sponsors
Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.-Brad Halbrook

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Emil Jones, III-John G. Mulroe-Pamela J. Althoff)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  8/22/2017HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0271

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
55 ILCS 5/3-5018from Ch. 34, par. 3-5018
55 ILCS 5/3-5018.1 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that on or before January 1, 2019, a county shall adopt and implement a predictable fee schedule that eliminates surcharges or fees based upon the individual attributes of documents to be recorded with the county recorder. Provides that fees for standard documents are divided into 5 classifications of document class flat fees, which are inclusive of county and State fees required for each recorded document. Provides for methods that the non-predictable fees may be increased prior to adopting document class flat fees. Provides that prior to increasing a document class flat fee, a cost study must be completed showing that the increase is needed because the document class flat fees are not sufficient to cover the cost of providing the service. Defines "standard document" and "nonstandard document". Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides for how predictable fee schedules are initially and subsequently approved. Provides that if an ordinance or resolution adopts a document class flat fee that exceeds $21, the county board shall obtain from the clerk or recorder an analysis of the average fees collected for the recording of each of the document classifications based on the 3 previous years of recording data or the 3 previous years from the date of a cost study upon the adoption of the ordinance or resolution. Provides that the county board shall set document class flat fees based upon the data or cost study (rather than requiring the clerk or recorder to provide this analysis and the county board to set document class flat fees during the process of transitioning into the predictable fee). Provides that in order to raise a document class flat fee, a cost study must show that the fees allowed are not sufficient to cover the cost of providing the service related to the document class flat fee for which is to be increased. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2017HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
  2/9/2017HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2017HouseAssigned to Counties & Townships Committee
  2/24/2017HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
  3/23/2017HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
  3/23/2017HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/28/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
  3/28/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/30/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
  4/6/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
  4/7/2017HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/7/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  4/7/2017HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/27/2017HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-032-000
  5/2/2017SenateArrive in Senate
  5/2/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/2/2017SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  5/2/2017SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
  5/2/2017SenateFirst Reading
  5/2/2017SenateReferred to Assignments
  5/2/2017SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  5/5/2017SenateAssigned to Revenue
  5/12/2017SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
  5/16/2017SenateDo Pass Revenue; 006-000-000
  5/16/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
  5/25/2017SenateSecond Reading
  5/25/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2017
  5/26/2017SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
  5/30/2017SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-001
  5/30/2017HousePassed Both Houses
  6/28/2017HouseSent to the Governor
  8/22/2017HouseGovernor Approved
  8/22/2017HouseEffective Date August 22, 2017
  8/22/2017HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0271

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