republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-2427.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC DEFENDER-TASK FORCE"
description: "Amends the Public Defender and Appointed Counsel Division of the Counties Code. Creates the Public Defender Quality Defense Task Force. Provides that the Task Force is established to: (i) examine the current caseload and determine the optimal caseload for public defenders in the State; (ii) examine the quality of legal services being offered to defendants by public defenders of the State; and (iii) make recommendations to improve the caseload of public defenders and quality of legal services offered by public defenders. Provides that the Task Force shall hold a minimum of 2 public hearings and at other times of its choosing. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study to the General Assembly and Governor no later than December 31, 2022. Repeals the provisions on December 31, 2023. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2427"
citation: "Illinois HB 2427 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Stava-Murray", "Karina Villa"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dc50775-add2-48bb-aaae-06d45aad63cb"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2427&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131202&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "25d3c909307721b073df458bc49140543c78402e36f8115d4d813674da286ccc"
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 2427 (102nd) — PUBLIC DEFENDER-TASK FORCE

Amends the Public Defender and Appointed Counsel Division of the Counties Code. Creates the Public Defender Quality Defense Task Force. Provides that the Task Force is established to: (i) examine the current caseload and determine the optimal caseload for public defenders in the State; (ii) examine the quality of legal services being offered to defendants by public defenders of the State; and (iii) make recommendations to improve the caseload of public defenders and quality of legal services offered by public defenders. Provides that the Task Force shall hold a minimum of 2 public hearings and at other times of its choosing. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study to the General Assembly and Governor no later than December 31, 2022. Repeals the provisions on December 31, 2023. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2427.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2427eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2427enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anne Stava-Murray — primary (person)
- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0430 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dc50775-add2-48bb-aaae-06d45aad63cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).