CIV PRO-PROCESS SERVERS House SponsorsRep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz-Emanuel "Chris" Welch-Jenn Ladisch Douglass-Curtis J. Tarver, II Senate Sponsors(Sen. Robert F. Martwick) 7/19/2024HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0671 735 ILCS 5/2-202from Ch. 110, par. 2-202 Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that process may (rather than shall) be served by a sheriff, or if the sheriff is disqualified, by a coroner of some county of the State. Removes language providing that process may be served by a person who is licensed or registered as a private detective or by a registered employee of a private detective agency in counties with a population of less than 2,000,000 (and instead allows process to be served in such a manner statewide). Removes language providing that upon motion and in its discretion, the court may appoint as a special process server a private detective agency and, under the appointment, any employee of the private detective agency may serve the process.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Removes language providing that process may be served by a person who is licensed or registered as a private detective or by a registered employee of a private detective agency in counties with a population of less than 2,000,000 (and instead allows process to be served in such a manner statewide). Provides that, in a county of 3,000,000 or more, any person who is licensed or registered as a private detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or by a registered employee of a private detective agency certified under that Act and hired to serve process shall remit $5 of each service fee to the county sheriff.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the $5 of each service fee to be paid to the sheriff in a county of more than 3,000,000 shall be paid by a person hired to serve summons (instead of process). 1/4/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 1/16/2024HouseFirst Reading 1/16/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/31/2024HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee 2/7/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass 3/4/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 3/4/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/7/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 3/12/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee 3/13/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote 3/13/2024HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 3/13/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/1/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 4/1/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/3/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 4/10/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/10/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 4/10/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II 4/15/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 4/16/2024SenateArrive in Senate 4/16/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/16/2024SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick 4/16/2024SenateFirst Reading 4/16/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 4/24/2024SenateAssigned to Judiciary 5/1/2024SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 5/1/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 5/2/2024SenateSecond Reading 5/2/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024 5/15/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 5/15/2024HousePassed Both Houses 6/13/2024HouseSent to the Governor 7/19/2024HouseGovernor Approved 7/19/2024HouseEffective Date January 1, 2025 7/19/2024HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0671