Illinois · House Bill 2576 · 103rd General Assembly

CLERKS OF COURTS-COMPENSATION

HB 2576 Sponsored by Jay Hoffman Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 15, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 15, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Removes language providing for the compensation of Clerks of the Circuit Court. Provides instead that the salary of a clerk of the circuit court elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be set as a percentage of the salary of Judges of the Circuit Court and shall be in the following amounts: in counties where the population is less than 14,000, 55%…

Read the full title (214 words)

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Removes language providing for the compensation of Clerks of the Circuit Court. Provides instead that the salary of a clerk of the circuit court elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be set as a percentage of the salary of Judges of the Circuit Court and shall be in the following amounts: in counties where the population is less than 14,000, 55%; in counties where the population is 14,001 to 30,000, 60%; in counties where the population is 30,001 to 60,000, 65%; in counties where the population is 60,001 to 100,000, 70%; in counties where the population is 100,001 to 200,000, 75%; in counties where the population is 200,001 to 300,000, 80%; in counties where the population is 300,001 to 3,000,000, 85%; and in counties where the population is over 3,000,000, 90%. Requires the State to furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk of the circuit court, and the county to furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Provides that if, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the salary of a clerk is greater than the percentage of the circuit judges salary in the provisions, that circuit clerk's salary shall not be reduced.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee · House Executive
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 13 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

All 13 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.