PRETRIAL RELEASE-REASONS&JUDGE
- Introduced Feb 5, 2026
- In committee Feb 10, 2026
- Passed the House Next
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the quarterly data collected by the Pretrial Practices Data Oversight Board shall include the identity of the judges who preside over the pretrial detention hearings and the number of detention petitions each judge grants and denies. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court shall, in any order denying detention, make a…
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Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the quarterly data collected by the Pretrial Practices Data Oversight Board shall include the identity of the judges who preside over the pretrial detention hearings and the number of detention petitions each judge grants and denies. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court shall, in any order denying detention, make a written finding summarizing the court's reasons for concluding that the defendant should not be denied pretrial release, including why the defendant has been determined not to be a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case, or that the defendant does not have a high likelihood of willful flight from prosecution.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Ugaste
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Daniel J. UgasteR Primary sponsor · District 65
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.