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type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES CD-WAIVE JUROR FEES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a juror may elect to waive any fees paid for service, transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof, as well as the fees paid for attending an inquest."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2492"
citation: "Illinois SB 2492 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-10-12"
last_action: "2012-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e292f5c-1311-4c6a-a293-ada6b0624536"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2492&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=61993&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "923c96ef56dbebc665e70a79aaa9c5cc0aaa6303cf69a5d60406878ade24db06"
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 SB 2492 (97th) — COUNTIES CD-WAIVE JUROR FEES
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a juror may elect to waive any fees paid for service, transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof, as well as the fees paid for attending an inquest.
## 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=09700SB2492&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=61993&DocNum=2492&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2492eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=61993&DocNum=2492&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2492enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=61993&DocNum=2492&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-10-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2011-10-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-10-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2012
- **2012-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 9, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0840 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e292f5c-1311-4c6a-a293-ada6b0624536`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).