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HB4217 • 2026
COUNTIES CD-DEFENDER POWERS
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COUNTIES CD-DEFENDER POWERS
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Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2027
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0482
Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Passed; 043-015-000
Passed Both Houses
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Do Pass Executive ; 010-003-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Assigned to Executive
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-028-000
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee ; 008-002-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee ; 009-005-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan
COUNTIES CD-DEFENDER POWERS
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Full Text of HB4217 Home Legislation Full Text HB4217 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Public Act Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Public Act Open PDF HB4217 Enrolled LRB104 16525 RTM 29921 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 5 Section 3-4006 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/3-4006) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-4006) 7 Sec. 3-4006. Duties of public defender. The public 8 defender Public Defender , as directed by the court, shall act 9 as attorney, without fee, before any court within any county 10 for all persons who are held in custody or who are charged with 11 the commission of any criminal offense, and who the court 12 finds are unable to employ counsel. 13 The public defender Public Defender shall be the attorney, 14 without fee, when so appointed by the court under Section 1-5 15 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 16 In cases subject to Section 5-170 of the Juvenile Court 17 Act of 1987 involving a minor who was under 15 years of age at 18 the time of the commission of the offense, that occurs in a 19 county with a full-time public defender office, a public 20 defender, without fee or appointment, may represent and have 21 access to a minor during a custodial interrogation. In cases 22 subject to Section 5-170 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 23 involving a minor who was under 15 years of age at the time of HB4217 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 16525 RTM 29921 b 1 the commission of the offense, that occurs in a county without 2 a full-time public defender, the law enforcement agency 3 conducting the custodial interrogation shall ensure that the 4 minor is able to consult with an attorney who is under contract 5 with the county to provide public defender services. 6 Representation by the public defender shall terminate at the 7 first court appearance if the court determines that the minor 8 is not indigent. 9 Every court shall, with the consent of the defendant and 10 where the court finds that the rights of the defendant would be 11 prejudiced by the appointment of the public defender, appoint 12 counsel other than the public defender, except as otherwise 13 provided in Section 113-3 of the " Code of Criminal Procedure 14 of 1963 " . That counsel shall be compensated as is provided by 15 law. He shall also, in the case of the conviction of any such 16 person, prosecute any proceeding in review which in his 17 judgment the interests of justice require. 18 In counties with a population over 3,000,000, the public 19 defender, without fee or appointment and with the concurrence 20 of the county board, may act as attorney to noncitizens in 21 immigration cases. Representation by the public defender in 22 immigration cases shall be limited to those arising or being 23 heard within the geographical boundaries of the county where 24 the public defender has been appointed to office and to those 25 of county residents with immigration cases outside of the 26 county unless the board authorizes the public defender to HB4217 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 16525 RTM 29921 b 1 provide representation beyond those limits. 2 After the public defender has been appointed to represent 3 a defendant in a criminal case, the public defender may choose 4 to represent the client in a statutory summary suspension 5 proceeding under Section 2-118.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code 6 arising from the same arrest. This Section shall not be 7 construed to establish a right to counsel in a statutory 8 summary suspension proceeding under Section 2-118.1 of the 9 Illinois Vehicle Code. 10 (Source: P.A. 104-225, eff. 8-15-25; revised 12-12-25.) 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