Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2017	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0034

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

705 ILCS 35/28.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that every circuit court judge shall announce that a person can file a complaint against him or her, prior to calling the first case of the day, and that a person can pick up a form with instructions on filing a complaint from the clerk. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall make available instructions for the filing of a complaint against a judge with the Judicial Inquiry Board. Provides that the clerk shall post within each courtroom a notice that a person may file a complaint against the judge and that instructions for filing a complaint may be obtained from the clerk.

House Committee Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that the clerk shall post in the common areas of the courthouse a notice that a person may file a complaint against the judge that includes contact information for the Judicial Inquiry Board. Provides that the Judicial Inquiry Board shall develop a uniform statewide notice and provide the format of the notice to each clerk.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis
2/9/2017	House	First Reading
2/9/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2/24/2017	House	To Commercial Law Subcommittee
3/15/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis
3/15/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/21/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/22/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis
3/22/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/29/2017	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-000-000
3/29/2017	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
3/29/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
3/29/2017	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
3/29/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/29/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/7/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
4/20/2017	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/20/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/20/2017	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/20/2017	Senate	First Reading
4/20/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/2/2017	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
5/9/2017	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
5/9/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
5/9/2017	Senate	Second Reading
5/9/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2017
5/12/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
5/12/2017	House	Passed Both Houses
6/9/2017	House	Sent to the Governor
8/4/2017	House	Governor Approved
8/4/2017	House	Effective Date January 1, 2018
8/4/2017	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0034

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