Illinois · House Bill 4279 · 103rd General Assembly

CHILD SUPPORT-WAIVER OF FEES

HB 4279 Sponsored by Dave Vella Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 18, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2024
  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 Costs Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that on the application of any person, before or after the commencement of an action for child support, if the court finds that the applicant is a person whose income is below the poverty level, the court shall grant the applicant a full waiver entitling the applicant to sue or defend the action without payment of any of the fees, costs, and charges.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee · House Judiciary - Civil
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.