---
type: "Bill"
title: "COURT CLERKS-DOCUMENT STORAGE"
description: "Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Authorizes county boards to require the clerk of the circuit court to charge and collect a court automation fee of up to $25 (instead of $15) and a court document fee of up to $25 (instead of $15)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2327"
citation: "Illinois HB 2327 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-19"
last_action: "2013-12-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8cd20ad-ea8c-4b5a-9406-1c22e693086b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2327&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74107&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9b1d751843fdda2bf7bf561eab0581b3eaa6b3811fd8a079b1ca3a76a3c40aff"
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 2327 (98th) — COURT CLERKS-DOCUMENT STORAGE

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Authorizes county boards to require the clerk of the circuit court to charge and collect a court automation fee of up to $25 (instead of $15) and a court document fee of up to $25 (instead of $15).

## 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=09800HB2327&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74107&DocNum=2327&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2327eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74107&DocNum=2327&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2327enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74107&DocNum=2327&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **67–42** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `filing`
- **2013-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2013-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2013-04-17** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-07** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-09** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-08-09** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; 3-9(b) `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-05** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 6, 2013
- **2013-11-05** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 7, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-11-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-11-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 7, 2013
- **2013-11-07** Third Reading - Passed; 039-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-11-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2013-11-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-11-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-12-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-12-27** Effective Date June 1, 2014
- **2013-12-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0606 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8cd20ad-ea8c-4b5a-9406-1c22e693086b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).