republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4962.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES CD-CLERKS & RECORDERS"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a county board determines members shall be elected by districts, then each district shall be \"substantially\" equal in population to each other district. Provides that in counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants, the recorder may cause to be microphotographed or otherwise reproduced on electronic method of storage any instrument received in writing by the recorder. Further provides that authorization by the county board is not required for the reproduction of the instruments on film or electronic method of storage. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning County Clerks in counties of the first and second class. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4962"
citation: "Illinois HB 4962 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-03"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a1dc76b-0aff-40d5-9dcb-3a112fbe05e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4962&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64843&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4751b9265f54855e3da9c92b9dfdaeaa8b1fddd7d7c2171bf61a01d54d047c3f"
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 4962 (97th) — COUNTIES CD-CLERKS & RECORDERS

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a county board determines members shall be elected by districts, then each district shall be "substantially" equal in population to each other district. Provides that in counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants, the recorder may cause to be microphotographed or otherwise reproduced on electronic method of storage any instrument received in writing by the recorder. Further provides that authorization by the county board is not required for the reproduction of the instruments on film or electronic method of storage. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning County Clerks in counties of the first and second class. 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=09700HB4962&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64843&DocNum=4962&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4962eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64843&DocNum=4962&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4962enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64843&DocNum=4962&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-15** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Local Government
- **2012-04-26** Held in Local Government
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0986 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a1dc76b-0aff-40d5-9dcb-3a112fbe05e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).