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type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC DEFENDER-IMMIGRATION"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, the Public Defender, without fee or appointment and with the approval of the county board, may act as attorney to noncitizens in immigration cases related to or resulting from an underlying court matter in which the Public Defender served as attorney before he or she became the Public Defender. Provides that representation by the Public Defender in immigration cases is limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the Public Defender has been appointed to office unless the board authorizes the Public Defender to provide representation outside the county."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2790"
citation: "Illinois HB 2790 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz", "Omar Aquino"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 65
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6b9a29b-507f-42a3-bd79-54dd21f8e045"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2790&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131644&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c65aa1752f50d6db1bd866f988cdce12f392488d959de0a43e309c373c0b417e"
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 2790 (102nd) — PUBLIC DEFENDER-IMMIGRATION
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, the Public Defender, without fee or appointment and with the approval of the county board, may act as attorney to noncitizens in immigration cases related to or resulting from an underlying court matter in which the Public Defender served as attorney before he or she became the Public Defender. Provides that representation by the Public Defender in immigration cases is limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the Public Defender has been appointed to office unless the board authorizes the Public Defender to provide representation outside the county.
## 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/10200HB2790.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2790eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2790ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2790enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3618** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Omar Aquino — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
- **2021-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2021-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2021-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2021-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-042-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2021-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2021-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-05-13** Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2021
- **2021-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2021-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 036-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0410 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6b9a29b-507f-42a3-bd79-54dd21f8e045`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).