republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-3602.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE FUND"
description: "Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that if a defendant is unable to pay the total fines, fees, and costs at the time of sentencing, the circuit clerk may establish a payment schedule based upon the information provided on a form prepared by the clerk setting forth the defendant's assets, liabilities, income, and expenses. Provides that in evaluating the defendant's expenses, the clerk shall consider only reasonable, necessary expenses. Provides that the clerk may modify the payment schedule upon a showing of good cause by the defendant. Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act. Changes the additional penalty imposed, the proceeds of which are deposited into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund to: (1) $100 for a felony; (2) $50 for an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code, excluding speeding offenses and certain equipment offenses and certain other violations; and (3) $75 for a misdemeanor, excluding conservation offenses. Provides that if the court does not impose the fine, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney may file a motion to have the court correct the sentence and impose the mandatory fine. Effective July 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3602"
citation: "Illinois SB 3602 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fed6ecf5-c7da-42f0-9f5a-efa00ca9a51b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3602&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65534&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "fdf89d5dc2efd7fcdd98283e5cdc1cd9ccd9a2598de9a8397c6701eca50eb698"
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 3602 (97th) — CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE FUND

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that if a defendant is unable to pay the total fines, fees, and costs at the time of sentencing, the circuit clerk may establish a payment schedule based upon the information provided on a form prepared by the clerk setting forth the defendant's assets, liabilities, income, and expenses. Provides that in evaluating the defendant's expenses, the clerk shall consider only reasonable, necessary expenses. Provides that the clerk may modify the payment schedule upon a showing of good cause by the defendant. Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act. Changes the additional penalty imposed, the proceeds of which are deposited into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund to: (1) $100 for a felony; (2) $50 for an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code, excluding speeding offenses and certain equipment offenses and certain other violations; and (3) $75 for a misdemeanor, excluding conservation offenses. Provides that if the court does not impose the fine, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney may file a motion to have the court correct the sentence and impose the mandatory fine. Effective July 1, 2012.

## 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=09700SB3602&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65534&DocNum=3602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3602eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65534&DocNum=3602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3602enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65534&DocNum=3602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2012-02-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 29, 2012
- **2012-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2012-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2012-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann Williams
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2012-04-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2012
- **2012-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0816 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fed6ecf5-c7da-42f0-9f5a-efa00ca9a51b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).