Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB1477: CRIM PRO-PHONE CALLS-CONTACT
Status: In committee, August 13, 2026
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In a provision which specifies that a person who is in police custody shall have the right, upon being taken into police custody, to communicate free of charge with an attorney of his or her choice and members of his or her family, deletes a provision that required that right to be provided as soon as possible upon being taken into custody. Provides that, if a person who is in police custody is transferred to a new place of detention, that person has a right to make one telephone call (rather than 3 telephone calls) within 3 hours of arrival. Specifies that this right is not renewable. Provides that the person in police custody is prohibited from contacting the alleged victim or victims of the offense for which the person is charged. Provides that statements that are made by a person who is detained in police custody in violation of the right to communicate provisions of the Code may be used to evaluate whether those statements were voluntarily given and are reliable, based on the totality of the circumstances. Authorizes a custodial arrest of a person accused of an offense that is not a felony or Class A misdemeanor if necessary to verify the accused's identity.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1477Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Patrick WindhorstSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/103-3.5725 ILCS 5/109-1from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 725 ILCS 5/103-3.5 725 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 ILCS 5/103-3.5 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963…
From the introduced text, January 21, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1477Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Patrick WindhorstSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/103-3.5725 ILCS 5/109-1from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 725 ILCS 5/103-3.5 725 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 ILCS 5/103-3.5 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In a provision whichspecifies that a person who is in police custody shall have the right, uponbeing taken into police custody, to communicate free of charge with anattorney of his or her choice and members of his or her family, deletes aprovision that required that right to be provided as soon as possible uponbeing taken into custody. Provides that, if a person who is in policecustody is transferred to a new place of detention, that person has a rightto make one telephone call (rather than 3 telephone calls) within 3 hoursof arrival. Specifies that this right is not renewable. Provides that theperson in police custody is prohibited from contacting the alleged victimor victims of the offense for which the person is charged. Provides thatstatements that are made by a person who is detained in police custody inviolation of the right to communicate provisions of the Code may be used toevaluate whether those statements were voluntarily given and are reliable,based on the totality of the circumstances. …
Sponsors
- Patrick Windhorst (R, 117) · primary sponsor
- Tony M. McCombie (R, 89)
- Dan Ugaste (R, 65)
Latest actions
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- : Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- : Referred to Rules Committee
- : First Reading
- : Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst
Subjects: ILCS 725 - Criminal Procedure
Common questions
- What is HB1477?
- HB1477 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): CRIM PRO-PHONE CALLS-CONTACT.
- What does HB1477 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1477Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Patrick WindhorstSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/103-3.5725 ILCS 5/109-1from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 725 ILCS 5/103-3.5 725 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 ILCS 5/103-3.5 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963…
- What is the status of HB1477?
- In committee as of August 13, 2026. Latest action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (August 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1477?
- Patrick Windhorst (R, 117), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1477?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1477&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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