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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CIV PRO-ATTY ISSUED SUBPOENA"
+description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an attorney, as an officer of the court, may issue subpoenas on behalf of a clerk for witnesses and to counties in a pending action (instead of limiting the issuance of subpoenas to court clerks)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 4119"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4119 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-07-06"
+last_action: "2009-02-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2e5c58e-7fbc-4dbe-868e-50a4d8d10e18"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4119&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=33880&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "0285596e99cb71746d392c2b857fcf8b743b8ce75b948e8821abf71398d3749e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4119 (95th) — CIV PRO-ATTY ISSUED SUBPOENA
+
+Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an attorney, as an officer of the court, may issue subpoenas on behalf of a clerk for witnesses and to counties in a pending action (instead of limiting the issuance of subpoenas to court clerks).
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4119&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=33880&DocNum=4119&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4119eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=33880&DocNum=4119&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4119enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=33880&DocNum=4119&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- William B. Black — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-07-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
+- **2007-07-06** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-07-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-02-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `amendment-introduction`
+- **2008-02-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `amendment-introduction`
+- **2008-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2008-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008 `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
+- **2008-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-15** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
+- **2008-11-12** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2009
+- **2008-11-12** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
+- **2008-11-19** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 19, 2008
+- **2008-11-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 20, 2008
+- **2008-11-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-11-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2008-12-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-02-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-02-17** Effective Date June 1, 2009
+- **2009-02-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1033 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2e5c58e-7fbc-4dbe-868e-50a4d8d10e18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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