Illinois · House Bill 4901 · 104th General Assembly

CD CORR-CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES

HB 4901 Sponsored by Dennis Tipsword In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 3, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 6, 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 Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that for sentences imposed under the law in effect on or after February 1, 1978, exempts the offenses of possession of child sexual abuse material and the former offenses of possession of child pornography and possession of aggravated child pornography from the provision that offenses that were committed as part of a single course of conduct during which there was no…

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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that for sentences imposed under the law in effect on or after February 1, 1978, exempts the offenses of possession of child sexual abuse material and the former offenses of possession of child pornography and possession of aggravated child pornography from the provision that offenses that were committed as part of a single course of conduct during which there was no substantial change in the nature of the criminal objective that the aggregate of consecutive sentences shall not exceed the sum of the maximum terms authorized under the Code for the 2 most serious felonies involved.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis Tipsword
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
  6. HouseFirst Reading
  7. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 cosponsors

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.