---
type: "Bill"
title: "CTY CD-COURT SERVICES FEE"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a court services fee shall not exceed $25 unless the fee is set according to an acceptable cost study under the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3265"
citation: "Illinois SB 3265 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2015-01-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b0b3d6c-4e18-4ee0-b68d-654399558f11"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3265&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80386&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f04b25c892a56440cb3eb3aa1b59389ee2ed020bcf0b4f27bf97e11cc3bcf9f6"
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 3265 (98th) — CTY CD-COURT SERVICES FEE

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a court services fee shall not exceed $25 unless the fee is set according to an acceptable cost study under the Code.

## 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=09800SB3265&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80386&DocNum=3265&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3265eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80386&DocNum=3265&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3265enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80386&DocNum=3265&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–13** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 5 — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 039-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-30** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2014-11-06** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2014-11-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2014-11-10** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-11-10** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2014-11-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2014-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-11-20** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-11-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-11-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 5
- **2014-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 5 - December 2, 2014
- **2014-11-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2014-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2014-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2014-12-04** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-12-04** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 048-000-000
- **2014-12-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-01-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-01-09** Effective Date January 9, 2015
- **2015-01-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1167 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b0b3d6c-4e18-4ee0-b68d-654399558f11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).