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| Bill | ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT-VARIOUS | Amends the Access to Justice Act. Makes changes in the Section concerning legislative findings. Defines "Foundation" and "Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council". Provides that the Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council shall develop (instead of the "General Assembly encourages the Supreme Court to develop") specified pilot programs. Provides that moneys in the Access to Justice Fund shall be directed to and used by the Attorney General for grants to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (instead of the Supreme Court) for specified purposes. Provides that grants made under the Act to the Foundation are subject to the requirements of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that the Foundation may make grants, enter into contracts, and take other actions recommended by the Council to effectuate the pilot programs and comply with the other requirements of the Act. Contains reporting and administration provisions. Provides that the Council (instead of the Supreme Court) shall study the effectiveness of the pilot programs and submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly by June 1, 2021 (instead of June 1, 2017). Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that on and after September 1, 2015 (instead of "[i]f the Supreme Court develops a pilot program to provide court-based legal assistance in accordance with the Access to Justice Act"), the clerks of the circuit court shall collect specified fees for deposit into the Access to Justice Fund. Repeals the Section concerning these fees on September 1, 2020 (instead of August 15, 2018). Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 3933 | Illinois HB 3933 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 55 | 2 | 2015-02-27 | 2015-08-05 | openstates | ocd-bill/40ebf5b1-482a-4237-9708-27bc927ce944 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3933&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=90147&SessionID=88&GA=99 | fe13239886e46d636d3d24c53e7fc1dcd1bc01a66e51f8e04a9524402a3e8103 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3933 (99th) — ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT-VARIOUS
Amends the Access to Justice Act. Makes changes in the Section concerning legislative findings. Defines "Foundation" and "Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council". Provides that the Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council shall develop (instead of the "General Assembly encourages the Supreme Court to develop") specified pilot programs. Provides that moneys in the Access to Justice Fund shall be directed to and used by the Attorney General for grants to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (instead of the Supreme Court) for specified purposes. Provides that grants made under the Act to the Foundation are subject to the requirements of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that the Foundation may make grants, enter into contracts, and take other actions recommended by the Council to effectuate the pilot programs and comply with the other requirements of the Act. Contains reporting and administration provisions. Provides that the Council (instead of the Supreme Court) shall study the effectiveness of the pilot programs and submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly by June 1, 2021 (instead of June 1, 2017). Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that on and after September 1, 2015 (instead of "[i]f the Supreme Court develops a pilot program to provide court-based legal assistance in accordance with the Access to Justice Act"), the clerks of the circuit court shall collect specified fees for deposit into the Access to Justice Fund. Repeals the Section concerning these fees on September 1, 2020 (instead of August 15, 2018). Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Emily McAsey — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
filing - 2015-02-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-27 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-12 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-18 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-003-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2015-04-14 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-24 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-05 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- 2015-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-05-05 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 15, 2015
- 2015-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-06 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2015-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2015-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Tabled
amendment-failure - 2015-05-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 12, 2015
reading-1 - 2015-05-12 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2015-05-12 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-05-12 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-12 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2015-05-12 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2015-05-14 Waive Posting Notice
- 2015-05-15 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
- 2015-05-19 Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2015
- 2015-05-22 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2015
- 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
reading-3 - 2015-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-05 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-05 Effective Date August 5, 2015
- 2015-08-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0281
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/40ebf5b1-482a-4237-9708-27bc927ce944. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).