Illinois · House Bill 4656 · 104th General Assembly

STATE'S ATTORNEY-INVESTIGATOR

HB 4656 Sponsored by Jennifer Sanalitro In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 28, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Counties Code. Removes a provision limiting a special investigator appointed by a State's Attorney to carrying a firearm only in the performance of the special investigator's assigned duties.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 9 Republicans.

All 9 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.