---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-MAXIMUM PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that no fine or penalty imposed by a county board, except certain civil penalties, shall exceed $1,000 (now, $500)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1370"
citation: "Illinois SB 1370 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c39bb701-0f69-4791-9ad9-2e829d04ec50"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1370&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4388&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "34e486396b107c9b4d419b0d41fe651a3594090249bfa76a2bbff3bf0bb0c105"
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 1370 (93rd) — CNTY CD-MAXIMUM PENALTIES

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that no fine or penalty imposed by a county board, except certain civil penalties, shall exceed $1,000 (now, $500).

## 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=09300SB1370&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4388&DocNum=1370&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1370eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4388&DocNum=1370&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1370enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4388&DocNum=1370&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **38–18** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed March 25, 2003
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 038-018-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-05** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0290 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c39bb701-0f69-4791-9ad9-2e829d04ec50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).