HB 4217104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4217
COUNTIES CD-DEFENDER POWERS
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0482
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Rick Ryan, Robert F. Martwick
- Cosponsors (3)
- Javier L. Cervantes, Kelly M. Cassidy, Will Guzzardi
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Judiciary: Criminal, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed43-15
yes (43) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (15) Anderson, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Wilcox, Rezin, Rose
not voting (1) Harris, N.
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed10-3
yes (10) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Lightford, Kimberly A, Hunter, Mattie, Murphy, Laura M
no (3) Anderson, Neil, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed82-28
yes (82) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hauter, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Stephens, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (28) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Wilhour, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (7) Ammons, Andrade, Rosenthal, Huynh, Kelly, Tarver, Grant
not voting (1) Sanalitro
April 7, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed8-2
yes (8) Cassidy, Kelly M, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, González Jr., Edgar, Morgan, Bob, Ryan, Rick, Olickal, Kevin John, Slaughter, Justin, Vella, Dave
no (2) Tipsword, Dennis, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (5) Cabello, John M, Friess, David, Davis, Lisa, Guzzardi, Will, Sheehan, Patrick
February 24, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-5
yes (9) Cassidy, Kelly M, Davis, Lisa, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, González Jr., Edgar, Morgan, Bob, Guzzardi, Will, Ryan, Rick, Slaughter, Justin, Vella, Dave
no (5) Cabello, John M, Friess, David, Sheehan, Patrick, Tipsword, Dennis, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Olickal, Kevin John
Timeline 37
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0482 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 043-015-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 010-003-000 |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-028-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-002-000 |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| February 27, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 27, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 24, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000 |
| February 23, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| February 23, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| February 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan |
| February 11, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| December 4, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.