Bill Amendment: IL HB4428 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

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Bill Title: COURT REMINDER NOTICES

Status: 2026-06-26 - Sent to the Governor [HB4428 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB4428-Senate_Amendment_002.html

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Sen. Bill Cunningham

Filed: 5/19/2026

 

 

 

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4428
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4428, AS AMENDED,
by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Pretrial Services Act is amended by
changing Sections 0.04 and 25 and by adding Section 25.1 as
follows:
(725 ILCS 185/0.04)
Sec. 0.04. Powers and duties.
(a) The Office shall provide pretrial services as provided
in Section 7 to circuit courts or counties without existing
pretrial services agencies.
(b) The Office shall develop, establish, adopt, and
enforce uniform standards for pretrial services in this State.
(c) The Office may:
(1) hire and train State employed pretrial personnel;

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(2) establish qualifications for pretrial officers as
to hiring, promotion, and training;
(3) establish a system of training and orientation for
local pretrial services agencies;
(4) Develop standards and approve employee
compensation schedules for local pretrial services
agencies;
(5) establish a system of uniform forms;
(6) develop standards for a system of recordkeeping
for local pretrial services agencies;
(7) gather statistics and develop research for
planning of pretrial services in Illinois;
(8) establish a means of verifying the conditions for
reimbursement under this Act for local pretrial services
agencies and develop criteria for approved costs for
reimbursement;
(9) monitor and evaluate all pretrial programs
operated by local pretrial services agencies;
(10) review and approve annual plans submitted by
local pretrial services agencies; and
(11) establish such other standards and regulations
and do all acts necessary to carry out the intent and
purposes of this Act; .
(12) create and manage grant initiatives that support
the duties and objectives of this Act and may provide
financial assistance to eligible counties, public

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agencies, or other qualified entities to strengthen and
improve pretrial services statewide; and
(13) reimburse counties for reasonable and necessary
costs for pretrial expenses, subject to criteria
established by the Office and available funding.
(Source: P.A. 103-602, eff. 7-1-25.)
(725 ILCS 185/25) (from Ch. 38, par. 325)
Sec. 25. Pretrial services agency; notification of court
appearance obligations.
(a) The pretrial services agency The pretrial services
agency shall provide written notification to supervised
persons of court appearance obligations, and may require
supervised persons to periodically report their periodic
reporting by letter, telephone, or in person personal
appearance to verify such compliance with court-ordered
pretrial release conditions.
(b) Each agency must provide written notification of court
appearance obligations to all persons under pretrial services
supervision as follows:
(1) the agency shall provide at least 3 text notices
to the defendant before each court appearance with one
notice the day before the required court appearance;
(2) the agency shall provide at least one text message
to the defendant if the defendant misses a court
appearance; and

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(3) a copy of the content of the message and a delivery
receipt shall be maintained as part of the Agency records.
(c) This Section does not apply if the agency does not have
the information needed from a defendant to send a text message
notification to the defendant or if the defendant has opted
out of text message reminders.
(d) The agency may provide phone calls, emails, or written
notifications for defendants that cannot receive text messages
or defendants who elect to receive these alternative types of
notifications.
(e) For circuit courts and counties with a population
greater than or equal to 3,000,000 where a local pretrial
services agency provides pretrial services, the local pretrial
services agency or any other agency designated by the chief
judge shall provide notification of court appearance
obligations to all persons under pretrial services supervision
or charged with a misdemeanor or felony offense as set forth in
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and subsections (c) and (d).
(f) In this Section, "agency" means a pretrial services
agency.
(Source: P.A. 104-2, eff. 6-16-25.)
(725 ILCS 185/25.1 new)
Sec. 25.1. Statewide court date reminder system analysis.
(a) It is the intention of this analysis to identify a
practical method for the establishment of court date reminders

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for all persons charged with a criminal offense in this State.
While approximately 80% of Illinois' population is covered by
a circuit court system with text reminders, there remain
circuit courts without such reminders.
(b) The Office of Statewide Pretrial Services shall
conduct a system analysis regarding the existence,
utilization, and practices of court date notification systems
within Illinois' circuit courts. The analysis shall also
include a review of existing research on the effectiveness of
notification methods, cadences, and language. The analysis
shall also include a review of the availability and
practicality of notification systems to circuit courts.
(c) In conducting the analysis, the Office may also
consult with state and national organizations with expertise
in court reminder best practices.
(d) The Office shall report its analysis and findings to
the General Assembly, Governor, and Supreme Court no later
than December 31, 2026, with the goal of supporting additional
legislative changes in 2027.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".