Illinois House Bill 4162

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on October 15 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-10-15 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Official Speaker of the House of Representatives Portrait Act. Specifies that portraits of the Speakers of the House of Representatives of Illinois, painted or otherwise created as visual images, displayed in the State Capitol shall be the official State portraits of the Speakers of the House of Representatives of Illinois. Prohibits the use of State funds to finance or pay for a portrait or other image of any person who has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Illinois and who has been convicted of a felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as an elected official.

HOUSE SPEAKER PORTRAIT

Rep. Martin McLaughlin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-10-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-10-15	House	First Reading
2025-10-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin McLaughlin

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4162&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=164397&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=205691&DocName=10400HB4162&DocNum=4162&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=164397&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=