MCGUIRE-O'BRIEN-NOVAK-SCULLY-MAUTINO. (HALVORSON-WELCH) 705 ILCS 105/27.7 new Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Permits the county board, in counties over 400,000 and under 3,000,000 population, to establish a children's waiting room for children whose parents or guardians are attending a court hearing as a litigant or witness. Permits the county board to require the clerk of the circuit court to charge and collect a children's waiting room fee of not less than $2 nor more than $5. Provides that the fees shall be paid by each party in a civil case. Permits the court to waive the fee. Provides that the fees shall be deposited in a special fund designated as the Children's Waiting Room Fund. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB845 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General) No fiscal impact on operations of the Attorney General Office; costs would be absorbed by existing resources. JUDICIAL NOTE The bill would neither decrease nor increase the need for the number of judges. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the minimum population limit to include counties of more than 180,000 inhabitants within the provisions to establish a children's waiting room with accompanying fee and fund. 97-02-20 H FIRST READING 97-02-20 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'BRIEN 97-02-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK 97-02-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 97-02-20 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-26 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 97-03-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAUTINO 97-03-12 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-03-12 H COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 97-03-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-03-18 H COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 97-03-21 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-001-000 HJUA 97-03-21 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-21 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MCGUIRE 97-03-21 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-03-21 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS 97-03-21 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-04 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED 97-04-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-08 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-08 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MCGUIRE 97-04-09 H BE ADOPTED HRUL 97-04-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MCGUIRE 97-04-09 H ADOPTED 97-04-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 97-04-10 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-10 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-10 S CHIEF SPONSOR HALVORSON 97-04-11 S FIRST READING 97-04-11 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-22 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WELCH 97-04-28 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary