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HB4217 House Bill
Passed
2025-12-04

COUNTIES CD-DEFENDER POWERS

Amends the Officers and Employees Article of the Counties Code. Allows public defenders who are representing a client in a criminal case to also represent the client in summary suspension or revocation hearings under a specified provision in the Illinois Vehicle Code.

Bill Details

State

Illinois

Session

104th General Assembly

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum...

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Sponsors

Rick Ryan (Rep - D)
Kelly Cassidy (Rep - D)
Will Guzzardi (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-04-07 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-002-000
2026-03-18 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2026-02-27 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-27 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan
2026-02-25 H Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-02-24 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2026-02-24 H Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000
2026-02-23 H Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2026-02-23 H Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2026-02-19 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-19 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan
2026-02-11 H Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2026-01-14 H Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-14 H First Reading
2025-12-04 H Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan

Committee Referrals

2026-01-14 H Rules
2026-02-11 H Judiciary - Criminal
2026-02-19 H Rules
2026-03-18 H Judiciary - Criminal

Amendments

2026-02-19 House Amendment 001
2026-02-27 House Amendment 002

Bill Text Versions

2025-12-04 Introduced

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