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Bill	COOK CNTY-POST UNCASHED CHECKS	Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Treasurer must post on his or her official website uncashed checks issued in the regular course of county business to Cook County residents. Provides that the checks must be for an amount of $5 or more. Specifies other requirements. Requires that the Cook County Treasurer post the procedure for a person to receive a replacement check. Limits home rule powers.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 6235	Illinois HB 6235 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2010-02-11	2010-07-21	openstates	ocd-bill/3d7a84ee-8b98-4e83-bb52-d6ca5362a7ee	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6235&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52226&SessionID=76&GA=96	9a5259c77d3b157f75bb8474212a23170463ed5c47513401e9fab61d0979479c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 6235 (96th) — COOK CNTY-POST UNCASHED CHECKS

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Treasurer must post on his or her official website uncashed checks issued in the regular course of county business to Cook County residents. Provides that the checks must be for an amount of $5 or more. Specifies other requirements. Requires that the Cook County Treasurer post the procedure for a person to receive a replacement check. Limits home rule powers.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Harry Osterman — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2010-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman filing
• 2010-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-03-02 Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee referral-committee
• 2010-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2010-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2010-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 reading-1
• 2010-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
• 2010-04-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-04-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-04-15 Assigned to Local Government referral-committee
• 2010-04-21 Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2010-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
• 2010-04-22 Second Reading reading-2
• 2010-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
• 2010-04-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2010-04-29 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-04-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2010-05-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2010-07-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2010-07-21 Effective Date January 1, 2011
• 2010-07-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1159 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3d7a84ee-8b98-4e83-bb52-d6ca5362a7ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).