---
type: "Bill"
title: "CT CLK FEE-CHILDREN WAITING RM"
description: "Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that a clerk may charge a children's waiting room fee of $10 (instead of $5). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4956"
citation: "Illinois HB 4956 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2008-02-13"
last_action: "2008-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5852eb97-b256-4207-a6cc-fc7b64a8185f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4956&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35907&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "539a76b0675ec136cc4bcad0da9ab71eee34b78d3efec2f501c7a6332bdeadd9"
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 4956 (95th) — CT CLK FEE-CHILDREN WAITING RM

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that a clerk may charge a children's waiting room fee of $10 (instead of $5). 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=09500HB4956&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35907&DocNum=4956&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4956eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35907&DocNum=4956&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4956enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35907&DocNum=4956&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **72–41** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–53** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **46–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2008-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-053-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-30** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 050-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-15** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2008-09-08** Placed on Calendar Total Veto September 10, 2008
- **2008-09-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2008-09-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-10** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 072-041-000
- **2008-09-22** Placed Calendar Total Veto September 22, 2008
- **2008-09-22** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-09-22** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-22** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 046-006-000
- **2008-09-22** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2008-09-25** Effective Date September 22, 2008
- **2008-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0980 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5852eb97-b256-4207-a6cc-fc7b64a8185f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).