Bill Commons

IL HB 2436

enacted

PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did IL HB 2436 pass?

Yes. IL HB 2436 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0225

What is IL HB 2436 about?

IL HB 2436 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY”.

Who sponsors IL HB 2436?

Omar Aquino, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz are the primary sponsors of IL HB 2436, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0225
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Omar Aquinoprimary
  • Jennifer Gong-Gershowitzprimary
  • Dagmara Avelarcosponsor
  • Ann M. Williamscosponsor
  • Norma Hernandezcosponsor
  • Barbara Hernandezcosponsor
  • Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.cosponsor
  • Aarón M. Ortízcosponsor
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandezcosponsor
  • Edgar González, Jr.cosponsor
  • Thaddeus Jonescosponsor
  • Karina Villacosponsor
  • Graciela Guzmáncosponsor
  • Celina Villanuevacosponsor
  • Mary Edly-Allencosponsor
  • Robert Peterscosponsor
  • Javier L. Cervantescosponsor
  • Adriane Johnsoncosponsor
  • Mattie Huntercosponsor
  • Mark L. Walkercosponsor
  • Theresa Mahcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0225

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date August 15, 2025

  3. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-24

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-05-30

    Passed Both Houses

  6. 2025-05-30

    Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2025-05-23

    Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  8. 2025-05-23

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  9. 2025-05-22

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  10. 2025-05-22

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2025

  11. 2025-05-22

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  12. 2025-05-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2025

    reading-2

  13. 2025-05-21

    Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000

  14. 2025-05-21

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  15. 2025-05-15

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  16. 2025-05-13

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  17. 2025-05-13

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  18. 2025-05-13

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  19. 2025-05-13

    Assigned to Executive

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-05-13

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  21. 2025-05-06

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  22. 2025-05-06

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  23. 2025-05-01

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  24. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Assignments

  25. 2025-04-14

    First Reading

    reading-1

  26. 2025-04-14

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino

  27. 2025-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  28. 2025-04-14

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  29. 2025-04-10

    Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Ann M. Williams

  30. 2025-04-10

    Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams

  31. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-041-000

    passage,reading-3

  32. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  33. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  34. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  35. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  36. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  37. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  38. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

  39. 2025-03-25

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  40. 2025-03-18

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  41. 2025-03-18

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  42. 2025-03-06

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  43. 2025-03-05

    Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-004-000

  44. 2025-03-05

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  45. 2025-03-04

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee

  46. 2025-02-27

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  47. 2025-02-27

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

    amendment-introduction

  48. 2025-02-27

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  49. 2025-02-25

    Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Rules Committee

  51. 2025-02-04

    First Reading

    reading-1

  52. 2025-02-03

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Immigration & Human Rights

    2025-03-05 · pass · 8-4

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Harper, Sonya M: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
    • Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Jiménez, Lilian: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Mah, Theresa: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
    • Meier, Charles: no
    • Niemerg, Adam M: no
    • Tipsword, Dennis: no
    • Severin, Dave: no
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-10 · pass · 68-41

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Ortíz: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
    • Canty: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Cassidy: yes
    • Hirschauer: yes
    • Hoffman: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Kifowit: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Niemerg: no
    • Haas: no
    • Halbrook: no
    • Hammond: no
    • Reick: no
    • Bunting: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Cabello: no
    • Ryan: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Coffey: no
    • Schweizer: no
    • Severin: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Davidsmeyer: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Spain: no
    • Keicher: no
    • Stephens: no
    • Deering: no
    • Stuart: no
    • La Ha: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tipsword: no
    • Ugaste: no
    • Elik: no
    • McCombie: no
    • Weaver: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Weber: no
    • Meier: no
    • Friess: no
    • Fritts: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Miller: no
    • Gill: no
    • Moore: no
    • Windhorst: no
    • Grant: no
    • Ammons: excused
    • Hauter: excused
    • Sanalitro: excused
    • Scherer: excused
    • Benton: not voting
    • Briel: not voting
    • Chung: not voting
    • Tarver: not voting
    • Vella: not voting
  • Executive

    2025-05-21 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Aquino, Omar: yes
    • Cunningham, Bill: yes
    • Castro, Cristina: yes
    • Harmon, Don: yes
    • Holmes, Linda: yes
    • Harris III, Napoleon: yes
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
    • Hunter, Mattie: yes
    • Murphy, Laura M: yes
    • Anderson, Neil: no
    • Curran, John F: no
    • Rezin, Sue: no
    • Tracy, Jil: no
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-30 · pass · 37-19

    Member-level votes (58)
    • Simmons: yes
    • Joyce: yes
    • Faraci: yes
    • Sims: yes
    • Koehler: yes
    • Feigenholtz: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Stadelman: yes
    • Fine: yes
    • Loughran Cappel: yes
    • Glowiak Hilton: yes
    • Belt: yes
    • Turner, D.: yes
    • Martwick: yes
    • Guzmán: yes
    • Castro: yes
    • Ventura: yes
    • Morrison: yes
    • Harris, N.: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Villa: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Villanueva: yes
    • Peters: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Villivalam: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Porfirio: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Jones, E.: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Lewis: no
    • Arellano, L.: no
    • Syverson: no
    • Fowler: no
    • Balkema: no
    • Tracy: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Turner, S.: no
    • McClure: no
    • Harriss, E.: no
    • Chesney: no
    • Plummer: no
    • Hills: no
    • Curran: no
    • Wilcox: no
    • DeWitte: no
    • Rezin: no
    • Rose: no
    • Lightford: not voting
    • Halpin: not voting
    • Preston: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:21:14.316252Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=IL&identifier=HB 2436. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.