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SB1619

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PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY

What this bill does

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, representation by the public defender in immigration cases shall be limited to those arising or being heard within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office and to those of county residents with immigration cases outside of the county unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation beyond those limits (rather than limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation outside the county).

Sponsor: Omar Aquino Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2025-02-04
Stuck
P(Advance)
5.2%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 95%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 522 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$1,949,687.37 Across sponsors / voters
3 Members with trails
13 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Omar Aquino Chief sponsor 193 $270,462.60 Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC ($20,000.00); Realtor Political Action Committee ($15,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($12,000.00)
Graciela Guzmán Sponsor 0 $0.00 —
Karina Villa Sponsor 719 $1,679,224.77 Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate ($289,418.12); Chicago Teachers Union ($112,500.00); United with Delia for Congress ($82,300.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Chicago Teachers Union Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $115,000.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $75,800.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $26,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $21,250.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $17,500.00
Realtor Political Action Committee Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $16,500.00
Ben Lazare Consulting Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $4,000.00
Brian Castro Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $3,000.00
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $3,000.00
Jack Wuest Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $2,000.00
SUAAction Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $2,000.00
Martin Montes Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $1,800.00
Billy Ocasio Omar Aquino, Karina Villa $1,250.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate — — 7 $289,418.12
Chicago Teachers Union — — 4 $115,000.00
United with Delia for Congress — — 4 $82,300.00
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC — — 3 $78,800.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE — — 5 $75,800.00
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund — — 2 $72,800.00
ISDF — — 12 $68,716.36
Rashid for Illinois — — 3 $50,000.00
Day & Night Child Care Aurora Inc, — — 3 $40,000.00
Friends of Ram — — 6 $30,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 11 $26,500.00
Friends of Kevin Olickal — — 4 $25,000.00
Friends of Bill Cunningham — — 2 $25,000.00
Gente for Graciela Guzman — — 4 $25,000.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC — — 3 $21,250.00
Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC — — 2 $20,000.00
Friends of Dave Koehler — — 3 $20,000.00
Service Employees Local 1 IL Pol Educ Comm — — 1 $20,000.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 4 $17,500.00
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 4 $16,500.00
Latino Leadership Council PAC — — 3 $16,500.00
Mary for Illinois — — 3 $15,000.00
Peters for Illinois — — 2 $15,000.00
West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 — — 8 $12,651.12
I.P.A.C.E. — — 2 $12,500.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

5 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-05-06 — Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Omar Aquino Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-04-04 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added as Co-SponsorSen. Karina Villa Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator added as co-sponsor.
2025-05-06 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator takes on the chief co-sponsor role, a stronger commitment than regular co-sponsorship.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-04 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Omar Aquino Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-04-04 Senate Added as Co-SponsorSen. Karina Villa Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-05-06 Senate Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +