House Sponsors: LINDNER-CROSS-SCHMITZ AND HARTKE. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD Short description: COUNTIES CD-LAW LIBRARY FEES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board, in a county having a county law library, may authorize a county law library fee up to $25 (now, $10) to be collected from civil litigants in that county. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the amendatory language in the Counties Code with a provision that a county board may authorize the clerk of the circuit court to charge litigants in civil cases a county library fee up to a maximum of $19. Further provides that beginning on January 1, 2003, and through January 1, 2007, this maximum shall be increased by $1 each year. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 105/27.2 from Ch. 25, par. 27.2 705 ILCS 105/27.2a 705 ILCS 105/27.5 from Ch. 25, par. 27.5 705 ILCS 105/27.6 Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Increases the filing fees of the clerk of the circuit court in counties having a population in excess of 650,000 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and in counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants. Provides that fees collected for electronic monitoring, drug or alcohol testing and screening, probation, and supervision fees are exempt from the disbursement provisions relating to other fees, fines, costs, additional penalties, bail balances assessed or forfeited, and any other amounts paid to the circuit clerk. Changes the bill's effective date to January 1, 2002. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 105/27.1a from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a Deletes and then reinserts the bill's amendments to the Clerks of Courts Act but with the following changes: (i) for units of local government and school districts in counties having a population over 3,000,000, provides that the fees of the clerks of the circuit court in counties having a population in excess of 180,000 but not more than 650,000 inhabitants shall apply to these units and school districts; and (ii) makes conforming changes. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status