HB4741 — DOM VIOLENCE-ORDERS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0775
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 02, 2026. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill allows certain individuals to obtain protective orders regardless of age or incarceration status.
This legislation amends existing laws to ensure that minors and individuals in prison can still seek protective orders. It allows victims of domestic violence to file petitions even if their abuser is incarcerated.
What this means for you
- Families: This means families experiencing domestic violence can more easily access protective measures, even if the abuser is incarcerated.
Summary
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent or petitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the issuance of the order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed by: (i) a crime victim who was abused by an family or household member before the incarceration of the offender in a penal institution, and the offender is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing of the petition; or (ii) any person who has previously suffered abuse by a family or household member convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery; any other offense that would constitute domestic violence; or a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed against another person. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB4741 on the official Illinois source →Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0775
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Effective Date August 7, 2026
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026
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Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
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Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
Sponsors
- Robert Peters · Cosponsor
- Celina Villanueva · Cosponsor
- Will Guzzardi · Primary
- Carol Ammons · Cosponsor
- Yolonda Morris · Cosponsor
- Kelly M. Cassidy · Cosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-Martin · Cosponsor
- Mike Simmons · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Will Guzzardi Democrat
Co-sponsors (7)
- Robert Peters
- Celina Villanueva
- Carol Ammons Democrat
- Yolonda Morris Democrat
- Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat
- Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat
- Simmons, Mike
Not signed on (175)
175 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 175 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Graciela Guzmán | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Meg Loughran Cappel | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzy Glowiak Hilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Darby A. Hills | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 70 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Not Voting |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Briel | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Yang Rohr | Democrat | Yea |
| Jawaharial Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Cochran | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly Du Buclet | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Faver Dias | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy Katz Muhl | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole La Ha | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Not Voting |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole La Ha | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB4741 do?
- Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent or petitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the issuance of the order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed by: (i) a crime victim who was abused by an family or household member before the incarceration of the offender in a penal institution, and the offender is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing of the petition; or (ii) any person who has previously suffered abuse by a family or household member convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery; any other offense that would constitute domestic violence; or a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed against another person. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB4741 ?
- HB4741 is sponsored by Robert Peters, Celina Villanueva, Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Carol Ammons (Democrat), Yolonda Morris (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democrat), and Simmons, Mike.
- What is the current status of HB4741 ?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 02, 2026. It awaits signature.
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