---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-LAW LIBRARY"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may authorize a county law library fee of not to exceed (i) $18 in 2009, (ii) $19 in 2010, and (iii) $21 in 2011 and thereafter (instead of $13). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 146"
citation: "Illinois HB 146 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-12"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6ba496f-3d37-4014-bc9b-657366f5e49d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=146&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40140&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "738979c20dc2830f88b4586b6aaf1ca359286b12d5575b26038ab83f3bd2c7a7"
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 146 (96th) — CNTY CD-LAW LIBRARY

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may authorize a county law library fee of not to exceed (i) $18 in 2009, (ii) $19 in 2010, and (iii) $21 in 2011 and thereafter (instead of $13). 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=09600HB0146&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40140&DocNum=146&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0146eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40140&DocNum=146&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0146enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40140&DocNum=146&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-12** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin `filing`
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2009-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2009-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 044-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0227 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6ba496f-3d37-4014-bc9b-657366f5e49d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).