---
type: "Bill"
title: "CTY CD-JUDICIAL FACILITIES FEE"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Permits a county board in a county with a population of more than 500,000 and less than 700,000, based on the most recent federal decennial census, to enact by ordinance a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Sets the maximum fee at $30 and provides the method by which the fees are to be paid."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5889"
citation: "Illinois HB 5889 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b62b2c63-0558-4f56-8e4d-2e32f75c6d2e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5889&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81194&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3775d51d349253fa1d09671dfdf61e9db4286037126ec4e2d3534413279a52c0"
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 5889 (98th) — CTY CD-JUDICIAL FACILITIES FEE

Amends the Counties Code. Permits a county board in a county with a population of more than 500,000 and less than 700,000, based on the most recent federal decennial census, to enact by ordinance a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Sets the maximum fee at $30 and provides the method by which the fees are to be paid.

## 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=09800HB5889&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81194&DocNum=5889&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5889eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81194&DocNum=5889&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5889enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81194&DocNum=5889&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **72–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2014-03-28** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-07** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2014-05-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2014-05-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-05-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-05-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-05-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2014-05-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2014-05-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2014-05-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2014-05-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2014-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-042-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2014-05-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2014-05-22** Waive Posting Notice
- **2014-05-23** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 26, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2014-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-05-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 046-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1085 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b62b2c63-0558-4f56-8e4d-2e32f75c6d2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).