103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1579 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas - Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county boards of Kankakee County and Tazewell County (currently, Kane County, Kendall County, and Will County) may also, by ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Effective immediately. LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1579 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas - Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county boards of Kankakee County and Tazewell County (currently, Kane County, Kendall County, and Will County) may also, by ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Effective immediately. LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1579 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas - Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county boards of Kankakee County and Tazewell County (currently, Kane County, Kendall County, and Will County) may also, by ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Effective immediately. LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b A BILL FOR HB1579LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 5 Section 5-1101.3 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3) 7 Sec. 5-1101.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial 8 facilities. The county boards of Kane County, Kankakee County, 9 Kendall County, Tazewell County, and Will County may, by 10 ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the 11 building of new judicial facilities. 12 (a) In setting such fee, the county board, with the 13 concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial 14 circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county 15 judicial circuit, may impose different rates for the various 16 types or categories of civil and criminal cases, not to exceed 17 $30. The fees are to be paid as follows: 18 (1) In civil cases, the fee shall be paid by each party 19 at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other 20 appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be 21 required if more than one party is represented in a single 22 pleading, paper, or other appearance. 23 (2) In felony, misdemeanor, local or county ordinance, 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1579 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas - Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county boards of Kankakee County and Tazewell County (currently, Kane County, Kendall County, and Will County) may also, by ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Effective immediately. LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b A BILL FOR 55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579- 2 -LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 - 2 - LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 - 2 - LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b 1 traffic, and conservation cases, the fee shall be assessed 2 against the defendant upon the entry of a judgment of 3 conviction, an order of supervision, or a sentence of 4 probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section 10 5 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois 6 Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the 7 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, 8 Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of 9 the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 10 Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug 11 Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act. 12 (3) In local or county ordinance, traffic, and 13 conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a 14 court appearance, then the fee shall not be imposed or 15 collected. 16 (b) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section 17 must be deposited into the county's Judicial Department 18 Facilities Construction Fund and used for the sole purpose of 19 funding in whole or in part the costs associated with building 20 new judicial facilities within the county, which shall be 21 designed and constructed by the county board with the 22 concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial 23 circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county 24 judicial circuit. 25 (Source: P.A. 102-1021, eff. 7-1-22.) 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon HB1579 - 2 - LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579- 3 -LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 - 3 - LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b HB1579 - 3 - LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b 1 becoming law. HB1579 - 3 - LRB103 05116 AWJ 50130 b