Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4741: DOM VIOLENCE-ORDERS
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent or petitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the issuance of the order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed by: (i) a crime victim who was abused by an family or household member before the incarceration of the offender in a penal institution, and the offender is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing of the petition; or (ii) any person who has previously suffered abuse by a family or household member convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery; any other offense that would constitute domestic violence; or a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed against another person. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4741Introduced , by Rep. Will GuzzardiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/112A-11.5750 ILCS 60/201from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1 725 ILCS 5/112A-11.5 750 ILCS 60/201 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1 ILCS 5/112A-11.5 ILCS 60/201 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that apetitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner orthe respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent orpetitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of theissuance of the order…
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4741Introduced , by Rep. Will GuzzardiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/112A-11.5750 ILCS 60/201from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1 725 ILCS 5/112A-11.5 750 ILCS 60/201 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1 ILCS 5/112A-11.5 ILCS 60/201 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that apetitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner orthe respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent orpetitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of theissuance of the order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed or (ii) any person who has previously suffered abuse by a familyor household member convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domesticbattery, aggravated battery; any other offense that would constitutedomestic violence; or a violent crime as defined in the Rights of CrimeVictims and Witnesses Act committed against another person. Effectiveimmediately. LRB104 17796 JRC 31229 b LRB104 17796 JRC 31229 b LRB104 17796 JRC 31229 b A BILL FOR HB4741LRB104 17796 JRC 31229 b HB4741 LRB104 17796 JRC 31229 b HB4741 LRB104 17796 JRC 31229 b AN ACT concerning domestic violence. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section …