Date	Chamber	Action
3/22/2013	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0005

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

55 ILCS 5/3-5018

from Ch. 34, par. 3-5018

55 ILCS 5/4-12002

from Ch. 34, par. 4-12002

310 ILCS 105/5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code. Establishes a $1 per document recording fee for certain filers for any document that affects an interest in real property other than documents which solely affect or relate to an easement for water, sewer, electricity, gas, telephone, or other public service. Provides that $0.50 of the $1 fee shall be deposited into the Recorder's Automation Fund and may not be appropriated or expended for any other purpose. Provides that the additional amounts available to the recorder for expenditure from the Recorder's Automation Fund shall not offset or reduce any other county appropriations or funding for the office of the recorder. Establishes a similar $1 per document recording fee in counties exceeding 1,000,000 for certain filers for any document that affects an interest in real property other than documents which solely affect or relate to an easement for water, sewer, electricity, gas, telephone, or other public service. Provides that $0.50 of the $1 fee shall be deposited into the County Recorder Document Storage System Fund. Reduces the Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge for the recordation of any real estate-related document from $10 to $9. Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Adds a legislative finding regarding the negative effects of unaffordable rental rates and persons who benefit from the Rental Housing Support Program including all individuals who record real estate related documents by helping to stabilize real estate values, rental property owners by subsidizing the portion of rent that many of their tenants are unable to pay, individuals who own real estate by providing an option for affordable rental housing should they one day face foreclosure, and tenants who participate in the program by providing them with rental assistance. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2/14/2013	House	First Reading
2/14/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2013	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
3/7/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
3/7/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/7/2013	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
3/8/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/12/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-008-003
3/12/2013	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/12/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/12/2013	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/12/2013	Senate	First Reading
3/12/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/19/2013	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
3/19/2013	Senate	Re-referred to Assignments
3/19/2013	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
3/19/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2013
3/19/2013	Senate	Second Reading
3/19/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2013
3/20/2013	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
3/20/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 040-013-000
3/20/2013	House	Passed Both Houses
3/21/2013	House	Sent to the Governor
3/22/2013	House	Governor Approved
3/22/2013	House	Effective Date March 22, 2013
3/22/2013	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0005

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