republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-3144.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IMMIGRATION-RIGHT TO COUNSEL"
description: "Creates the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Act. Establishes the Task Force on Counsel in Immigration Proceedings. Provides for members, compensation, and support staff. Provides that the Task Force shall investigate the implementation of universal representation for covered individuals in immigration removal proceedings. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings in the investigation and its recommendations for how to fully provide legal representation for covered individuals facing immigration proceedings no later than July 1, 2023. Repeals the Act July 1, 2024. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3144"
citation: "Illinois SB 3144 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Celina Villanueva", "Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/276fae2f-e72f-494c-ba26-85fd6541b0cc"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3144&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=137862&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "4968288e75cd9794b3fe5b64ef201056085e27deada481e7551d663c4db4c5a8"
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 SB 3144 (102nd) — IMMIGRATION-RIGHT TO COUNSEL

Creates the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Act. Establishes the Task Force on Counsel in Immigration Proceedings. Provides for members, compensation, and support staff. Provides that the Task Force shall investigate the implementation of universal representation for covered individuals in immigration removal proceedings. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings in the investigation and its recommendations for how to fully provide legal representation for covered individuals facing immigration proceedings no later than July 1, 2023. Repeals the Act July 1, 2024. 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/SB/PDF/10200SB3144.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3144eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3144enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **86–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **35–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva `filing`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Do Pass Human Rights; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2022
- **2022-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2022-02-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-23** Third Reading - Passed; 035-016-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2022-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2022-03-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-027-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2022-03-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2022-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0827 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/276fae2f-e72f-494c-ba26-85fd6541b0cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).