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type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-ATTY ISSUED SUBPOENA"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an attorney, as an officer of the court, may issue subpoenas on behalf of a clerk for witnesses and to counties in a pending action (instead of limiting the issuance of subpoenas to court clerks)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4119"
citation: "Illinois HB 4119 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-07-06"
last_action: "2009-02-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2e5c58e-7fbc-4dbe-868e-50a4d8d10e18"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4119&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=33880&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0285596e99cb71746d392c2b857fcf8b743b8ce75b948e8821abf71398d3749e"
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 4119 (95th) — CIV PRO-ATTY ISSUED SUBPOENA
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an attorney, as an officer of the court, may issue subpoenas on behalf of a clerk for witnesses and to counties in a pending action (instead of limiting the issuance of subpoenas to court clerks).
## 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=09500HB4119&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=33880&DocNum=4119&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4119eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=33880&DocNum=4119&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4119enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=33880&DocNum=4119&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- William B. Black — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-07-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
- **2007-07-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-07-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2008-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
- **2008-11-12** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2009
- **2008-11-12** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-19** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 19, 2008
- **2008-11-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 20, 2008
- **2008-11-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-11-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-02-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-02-17** Effective Date June 1, 2009
- **2009-02-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1033 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2e5c58e-7fbc-4dbe-868e-50a4d8d10e18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).