Illinois · House Bill 2574 · 103rd General Assembly

CRIM PRO-FAIL TO PROSECUTE

HB 2574 Sponsored by Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 15, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 15, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, in a county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a law enforcement agency, peace officer, or member of the public presents evidence to the Office of the State's Attorney that there is probable cause that a person has committed an offense within that county and the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney, after evaluating the evidence presented…

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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, in a county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a law enforcement agency, peace officer, or member of the public presents evidence to the Office of the State's Attorney that there is probable cause that a person has committed an offense within that county and the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney, after evaluating the evidence presented to the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney, refuses to file a complaint, seek an indictment, present the evidence to a grand jury for investigation of the case, or sign an information charging the person with an offense, the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney must provide a written statement to the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where the alleged offense occurred of the reasons why the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney did not seek prosecution of the case.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.