republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5290.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-PROCESS SERVER-INMATES"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a county with a population of less than 2,000,000 (instead of 1,000,000), a sheriff may employ civilian personnel to serve process and that process may be served, without special appointment, by a person who is licensed or registered as a private detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or by a registered employee of a certified private detective agency. Provides that for the security of a correctional facility or jail, a process server may be refused entry. Provides that each facility or jail shall establish a location for service of process. Provides that if a representative of a warden or sheriff accepts service of process for an inmate, the process shall be delivered to the inmate within one day, but no fine may be levied for the failure to do so. Provides that service may be refused if an inmate is not present in the facility or jail. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5290"
citation: "Illinois HB 5290 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6327a63-cc72-459f-b780-5ed44056a000"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5290&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50304&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0515143683082220c7206d2825cbf3a701284dafeb9e0ba956bb50fd82cf07ee"
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 5290 (96th) — CIV PRO-PROCESS SERVER-INMATES

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a county with a population of less than 2,000,000 (instead of 1,000,000), a sheriff may employ civilian personnel to serve process and that process may be served, without special appointment, by a person who is licensed or registered as a private detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or by a registered employee of a certified private detective agency. Provides that for the security of a correctional facility or jail, a process server may be refused entry. Provides that each facility or jail shall establish a location for service of process. Provides that if a representative of a warden or sheriff accepts service of process for an inmate, the process shall be delivered to the inmate within one day, but no fine may be levied for the failure to do so. Provides that service may be refused if an inmate is not present in the facility or jail. 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=09600HB5290&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50304&DocNum=5290&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5290eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50304&DocNum=5290&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5290enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50304&DocNum=5290&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Franco Coladipietro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2010-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Dillard `amendment-passage`
- **2010-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2010
- **2010-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1451 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6327a63-cc72-459f-b780-5ed44056a000`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).