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IL HB 2436

enacted

PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 2436 pass?

Yes. IL HB 2436 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. 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

  1. 2025-02-03

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

    filing

  2. 2025-02-04

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-02-25

    Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-27

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  6. 2025-02-27

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

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-02-27

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. 2025-03-04

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

  9. 2025-03-05

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

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-03-05

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

  11. 2025-03-06

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  12. 2025-03-18

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-18

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  14. 2025-03-25

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  15. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

  16. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  17. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  18. 2025-04-08

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

  19. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  20. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  21. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  22. 2025-04-10

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

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-04-10

    Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams

  24. 2025-04-10

    Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep.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

  25. 2025-04-14

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  27. 2025-04-14

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino

  28. 2025-04-14

    First Reading

    reading-1

  29. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Assignments

  30. 2025-05-01

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

  31. 2025-05-06

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  32. 2025-05-06

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  33. 2025-05-13

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

  34. 2025-05-13

    Assigned to Executive

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-05-13

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  36. 2025-05-13

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

  37. 2025-05-13

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  38. 2025-05-15

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  39. 2025-05-21

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  40. 2025-05-21

    Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000

  41. 2025-05-21

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

    reading-2

  42. 2025-05-22

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  43. 2025-05-22

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

  44. 2025-05-22

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  45. 2025-05-23

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

  46. 2025-05-23

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

  47. 2025-05-30

    Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000

    passage,reading-3

  48. 2025-05-30

    Passed Both Houses

  49. 2025-06-24

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  50. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  51. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date August 15, 2025

  52. 2025-08-15

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

    became-law

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

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