---
type: "Bill"
title: "COURT FEES-POLICE OPERATIONS"
description: "Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that a fee imposed upon certain defendants shall equal the fee collected to defray expenses related to an automated record keeping system, but shall not be more than $15. Effective June 1, 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4534"
citation: "Illinois HB 4534 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9a999ac-e9b5-474c-86ef-e6ff7a3c13c6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4534&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79038&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3bf4af48ceed174a82229e1963acb7d33a1462c00e65ee8d0e370aa92b198477"
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 4534 (98th) — COURT FEES-POLICE OPERATIONS

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that a fee imposed upon certain defendants shall equal the fee collected to defray expenses related to an automated record keeping system, but shall not be more than $15. Effective June 1, 2014.

## 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=09800HB4534&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79038&DocNum=4534&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4534eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79038&DocNum=4534&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4534enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79038&DocNum=4534&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **67–44** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-29** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 049-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2014
- **2014-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1016 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9a999ac-e9b5-474c-86ef-e6ff7a3c13c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).