Illinois · Senate Bill 1373 · 103rd General Assembly

CLERKS OF COURTS-COMPENSATION

SB 1373 Sponsored by Linda Holmes Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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%…

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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

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  6. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats.

All 14 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.