Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 10 R cosponsors

HB4657      — CD CORR-COMPASSIONATE RELEASE

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning executive clemency. Provides that, upon request, the Department of Corrections shall provide disciplinary records of the petitioner to the State's Attorney of the county in which the conviction had been entered. Provides that any State's Attorney provided disciplinary records of a petitioner is prohibited from disseminating the disciplinary records or their contents. Provides that the records and the information contained in the records may only be disclosed as part of a response to a petition for clemency or during a related clemency hearing. Provides that upon an application for compassionate release, the Department of Corrections shall provide the State's Attorney serving the county in which the applying petitioner's conviction was entered with a copy of the petitioner's complete disciplinary files and complete medical file and any evaluations, whether by prison medical staff or outside medical providers, which form the basis for the petitioner's application for compassionate release. Provides that the records shall remain in the exclusive possession of the State's Attorney and shall not be disclosed other than in hearings on compassionate release or written responses to the petitioner's compassionate release petition.

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Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore

  10. Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver

  12. Referred to Rules Committee

  13. First Reading

  14. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB4657      do?
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning executive clemency. Provides that, upon request, the Department of Corrections shall provide disciplinary records of the petitioner to the State's Attorney of the county in which the conviction had been entered. Provides that any State's Attorney provided disciplinary records of a petitioner is prohibited from disseminating the disciplinary records or their contents. Provides that the records and the information contained in the records may only be disclosed as part of a response to a petition for clemency or during a related clemency hearing. Provides that upon an application for compassionate release, the Department of Corrections shall provide the State's Attorney serving the county in which the applying petitioner's conviction was entered with a copy of the petitioner's complete disciplinary files and complete medical file and any evaluations, whether by prison medical staff or outside medical providers, which form the basis for the petitioner's application for compassionate release. Provides that the records shall remain in the exclusive possession of the State's Attorney and shall not be disclosed other than in hearings on compassionate release or written responses to the petitioner's compassionate release petition.
Who sponsors HB4657     ?
HB4657      is sponsored by Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican), Travis Weaver (Republican), Kyle Moore (Republican), Tony M. McCombie (Republican), Jed Davis (Republican), Nicole La Ha (Republican), Bradley Fritts (Republican), Kevin Schmidt (Republican), Ryan Spain (Republican), and Daniel J. Ugaste (Republican).
What is the current status of HB4657     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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