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type: "Bill"
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title: "PARENTAL DETENTION"
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description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that at the initial bail hearing or any subsequent hearing, the defendant shall be released on recognizance if the judge finds that the defendant's pre-trial detention will harm any infant or child in the defendant's custody at the time of arrest, unless the harm is outweighed by a clear and serious risk of harm to a victim or the community. Provides circumstances that the court shall consider in favor of release. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the defendant is the parent of a child or infant whose well-being will be affected by the parent's absence shall be accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment. Provides circumstances to be considered in assessing this factor in mitigation. Makes other changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "HB 2444"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2444 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-02-13"
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last_action: "2019-08-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccd4ef20-1ab9-4ab7-9557-fcd9d6ea2a73"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2444&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118452&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "66dc33e3c2f6fc7420bdc4dc3f466578acc0df0add73ccae99e46471a5f284bd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2444 (101st) — PARENTAL DETENTION
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that at the initial bail hearing or any subsequent hearing, the defendant shall be released on recognizance if the judge finds that the defendant's pre-trial detention will harm any infant or child in the defendant's custody at the time of arrest, unless the harm is outweighed by a clear and serious risk of harm to a victim or the community. Provides circumstances that the court shall consider in favor of release. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the defendant is the parent of a child or infant whose well-being will be affected by the parent's absence shall be accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment. Provides circumstances to be considered in assessing this factor in mitigation. Makes other changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2444&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118452&DocNum=2444&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2444eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118452&DocNum=2444&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2444enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118452&DocNum=2444&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **82–28** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **37–15** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
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- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
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- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
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- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
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- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
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- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
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- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
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- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
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- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
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- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
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- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
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- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2019-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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- **2019-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
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- **2019-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
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- **2019-03-19** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2019-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
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- **2019-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-03-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-028-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2019-05-02** Postponed - Criminal Law
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- **2019-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
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- **2019-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
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- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
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- **2019-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2019-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2019-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2019-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
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- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
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- **2019-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 037-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0471 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccd4ef20-1ab9-4ab7-9557-fcd9d6ea2a73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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