# Illinois HB4657: CD CORR-COMPASSIONATE RELEASE

Illinois HB4657, CD CORR-COMPASSIONATE RELEASE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-04-01 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB4657
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: CD CORR-COMPASSIONATE RELEASE
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-01, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste
- Sponsor: Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: judiciary - criminal
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning executive clemency. Provides that, upon request, the Department of Corrections shall provide disciplinary records of the petitioner to the State's Attorney of the county in which the conviction had been entered. Provides that any State's Attorney provided disciplinary records of a petitioner is prohibited from disseminating the disciplinary records or their contents. Provides that the records and the information contained in the records may only be disclosed as part of a response to a petition for clemency or during a related clemency hearing. Provides that upon an application for compassionate release, the Department of Corrections shall provide the State's Attorney serving the county in which the applying petitioner's conviction was entered with a copy of the petitioner's complete disciplinary files and complete medical file and any evaluations, whether by prison medical staff or outside medical providers, which form the basis for the petitioner's application for compassionate release. Provides that the records shall remain in the exclusive possession of the State's Attorney and shall not be disclosed other than in hearings on compassionate release or written responses to the petitioner's compassionate release petition.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bradley Fritts (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel J. Ugaste (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jed Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole La Ha (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Spain (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis Weaver (Republican), House

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-01: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste (House)
- 2026-03-27: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain (House)
- 2026-03-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House)
- 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts (House)
- 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha (House)
- 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis (House)
- 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House)
- 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore (House)
- 2026-03-18: Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-02-03: First Reading (House)
- 2026-01-28: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4657.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4657.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-HB4657-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).