republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-2870.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES CODE-RECORDER FEES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. In provisions relating to specified recorder fees in counties of the third class, provides that the fees apply to certified copies of records that are maintained in any format, or portions thereof, including microfilm, paper, electronic, database, or index. Provides that the recorder in counties that adopted a predictable recording fee schedule may, after the effective date of the amendatory Act, charge a standard fee for non-standard documents, except for specified documents, and charge a penalty for any non-conforming documents and a standard document copy fee as provided under a county's predictable fee schedule for all copies; and provides that the copying fees shall be applicable to any format, or portions thereof, that the record is maintained, including paper, microfilm, electronic format, or database."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2870"
citation: "Illinois HB 2870 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Mattson", "Lawrence Walsh, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2023-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30c65509-3ccc-4537-9121-e14424306bbe"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2870&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131759&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "bbdbf06f53087fa94a3098418e77c48970dd7fe9d082c80dde534d6f92a302c9"
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 2870 (102nd) — COUNTIES CODE-RECORDER FEES

Amends the Counties Code. In provisions relating to specified recorder fees in counties of the third class, provides that the fees apply to certified copies of records that are maintained in any format, or portions thereof, including microfilm, paper, electronic, database, or index. Provides that the recorder in counties that adopted a predictable recording fee schedule may, after the effective date of the amendatory Act, charge a standard fee for non-standard documents, except for specified documents, and charge a penalty for any non-conforming documents and a standard document copy fee as provided under a county's predictable fee schedule for all copies; and provides that the copying fees shall be applicable to any format, or portions thereof, that the record is maintained, including paper, microfilm, electronic format, or database.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2870.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2870eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2870sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2870enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **104–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eric Mattson — primary (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-01-08** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-01-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2023-01-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 9, 2023
- **2023-01-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Eric Mattson `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-01-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-01-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Eric Mattson
- **2023-01-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2023-01-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2023-01-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2023-01-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2023-01-09** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mattson `amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-01-09** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2023-01-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2023-01-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-01-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2023-01-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 015-000-000
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 104-002-000
- **2023-01-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-02-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-10** Effective Date February 10, 2023
- **2023-02-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1134 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30c65509-3ccc-4537-9121-e14424306bbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).