# Illinois SB1348: SHERIFF-PROCESS SERVICE FEES

Illinois SB1348, SHERIFF-PROCESS SERVICE FEES, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Bill Cunningham (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0096); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB1348
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: SHERIFF-PROCESS SERVICE FEES
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0096
- Sponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: assignments, judiciary, judiciary - civil
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (132 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve any summons on a defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve all other process, filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve all other process on each defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $25 for returning each process initially filed in person and $15 for returning each process initially filed electronically (rather than $15 for returning each process).

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher sheriff fees for court papers: cost, low. In Illinois third-class counties, sheriff service or attempted service costs $60 per defendant for in-person filings, up from $35. Electronic filings carry a $35 service fee per defendant. Returning court papers costs $25 for in-person filings or $15 for electronic filings. Eviction possession or r…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Kelly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert F. Martwick (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 71 | 37 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; | pass | 13 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 42 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348enr.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348.pdf)
- Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348sam001.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348enr.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348.pdf)
- [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1348sam001.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1348-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).