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type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-PUBLIC DEFENDER REPORT"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Requires Public Defenders in counties with a population under 1,000,000 to report quarterly (currently, monthly) to the county board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4603"
citation: "Illinois HB 4603 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-28"
last_action: "2016-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be67bc7a-7240-4cf0-b2b4-6b2b139bac0e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4603&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93777&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1cb535e47ba8df0a796a089ea114c67c3506a351481c9a4554aa05833c048bb3"
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 4603 (99th) — CNTY CD-PUBLIC DEFENDER REPORT
Amends the Counties Code. Requires Public Defenders in counties with a population under 1,000,000 to report quarterly (currently, monthly) to the county board. Effective immediately.
## 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=09900HB4603&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93777&DocNum=4603&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4603eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93777&DocNum=4603&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4603enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93777&DocNum=4603&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1131** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **490** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1143** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `filing`
- **2016-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2016-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2016-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2016-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Barickman `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-003-000
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2016
- **2016-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0774 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be67bc7a-7240-4cf0-b2b4-6b2b139bac0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).