Illinois House Bill 4236

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, after the completion of his or her sentence, including the completion of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release term, shall be eligible to be nominated for, and elected to, an elective public office. Provides that the provision does not apply to a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State. Defines "elective public office". Amends the Election Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.

FELONY CONVICTION-PUB OFFICE

Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Michael Crawford [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]
Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Nicolle Grasse [D]	Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2026-04-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2026-03-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2026-03-25	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2026-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2026-03-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2026-03-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2026-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections
2026-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
2026-03-12	House	Assigned to Ethics & Elections
2026-01-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-14	House	First Reading
2025-12-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	29-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
65	5	3.1-10-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	5-5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4236&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206055&DocName=10400HB4236&DocNum=4236&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=164707&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=209789&DocName=10400HB4236ham001&DocNum=4236&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=164707&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=