# Illinois HB4462: POWER OF ATTY-PROPERTY

Illinois HB4462, POWER OF ATTY-PROPERTY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0609) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB4462
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: POWER OF ATTY-PROPERTY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0609
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: judiciary - civil, assignments, judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (194 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Deletes two reasons for which it is deemed reasonable cause for a third party to refuse to honor a power of attorney for property: (i) the refusal by the agent to provide a copy of the original document that is certified to be valid by an attorney, a court order, or governmental entity; and (ii) the refusal of the principal's attorney to provide a certificate that the power of attorney is valid.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Holmes (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 109 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; | pass | 18 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-07-24: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0609 (House)
- 2026-07-24: Effective Date January 1, 2027 (House)
- 2026-07-24: Governor Approved (House)
- 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House)
- 2026-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2026-04-07: Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2026-02-18: Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House)
- 2026-01-20: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-01-20: First Reading (House)
- 2026-01-15: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4462eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4462enr.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4462.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4462eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4462enr.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4462.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4462-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).