---
type: "Bill"
title: "CLERKS OF COURTS-FEES"
description: "Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Raises the maximum document fee to $15 (from $5)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1444"
citation: "Illinois SB 1444 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-23"
last_action: "2005-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54e5f50d-259b-45a0-a8b0-a57923f8de71"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1444&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18699&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "456f4964a49ccfdf11df7ed08778295c026eb8e69ba714d58e2ce701a55a040f"
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 SB 1444 (94th) — CLERKS OF COURTS-FEES

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Raises the maximum document fee to $15 (from $5).

## 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=09400SB1444&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18699&DocNum=1444&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1444eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18699&DocNum=1444&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1444enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18699&DocNum=1444&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **33–22** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **74–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2005-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Local Government
- **2005-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Local Government
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Local Government; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2005
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2005-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 033-022-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-039-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0596 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54e5f50d-259b-45a0-a8b0-a57923f8de71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).