---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-LAW LIBRARY FEES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4370"
citation: "Illinois HB 4370 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d19dcfa9-21a7-4822-9917-066bd12e7d03"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4370&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8678&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ea10366fb6b2c94a33718bd5317a9e75b328e98039558e2155ae628e6c139689"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4370 (93rd) — CNTY CD-LAW LIBRARY FEES

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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4370&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8678&DocNum=4370&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4370eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8678&DocNum=4370&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4370enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8678&DocNum=4370&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **62–54** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2004-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. `filing`
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 015-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-054-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2004-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 042-012-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2004
- **2004-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0748 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d19dcfa9-21a7-4822-9917-066bd12e7d03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).