Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent or petitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the issuance of the order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed by: (i) a crime victim who was abused by an family or household member before the incarceration of the offender in a penal institution, and the offender is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing of the petition; or (ii) any person who has previously suffered abuse by a family or household member convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery; any other offense that would constitute domestic violence; or a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed against another person. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)

Status: (Passed) 2026-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0775 [HB4741 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Enrolled	2026-05-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2026-04-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-02-02	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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Supplemental Documents

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