---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY AUDITOR-STIPEND"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any county auditor who takes office on or after the effective date shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 per year. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5196"
citation: "Illinois HB 5196 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ab26946-e03f-4be5-b540-6b2effa1daa0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5196&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36420&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "61f15b119548349916e411c96ed361fc8038a57ff305b990aba34f0c12384444"
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 5196 (95th) — CNTY AUDITOR-STIPEND

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any county auditor who takes office on or after the effective date shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 per year. 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=09500HB5196&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36420&DocNum=5196&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5196eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36420&DocNum=5196&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5196enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36420&DocNum=5196&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **62–50** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-25** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-03** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed April 3, 2008
- **2008-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-050-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2008-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Held in Local Government
- **2008-05-15** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
- **2008-05-21** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2008
- **2008-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 042-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2008
- **2008-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0782 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ab26946-e03f-4be5-b540-6b2effa1daa0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).