Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Filed: 4/7/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4428 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4428 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Pretrial Services Act is amended by 
5changing Section 25 and adding Section 25.1 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 185/25)  (from Ch. 38, par. 325)
7    Sec. 25. (a) The pretrial services agency shall provide 
8written notification to supervised persons of court appearance 
9obligations, and may require supervised persons to 
10periodically report their periodic reporting by letter, 
11telephone, or in person personal appearance to verify such 
12compliance with court-ordered pretrial release conditions. The 
13pretrial services agency must provide written notification of 
14court appearance obligations to all persons under pretrial 
15services supervision or charged with a felony offense as 
16follows: .
 
 
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1        (1) The pretrial services agency must provide at least 
2    2 text notices to the defendant before each court 
3    appearance with one notice the day before the required 
4    court appearance.
5        (2) The pretrial services agency must maintain a copy 
6    of the content of the message and a delivery receipt as 
7    part of its records. 
8    (b) This Section does not apply if a pretrial services 
9agency does not have the information needed from a defendant 
10to send a text message notification to the defendant. The 
11pretrial services agency must take all reasonable actions to 
12get the information to send a text notification and to 
13coordinate with law enforcement and the courts in that effort. 
14(Source: P.A. 104-2, eff. 6-16-25.)
 
15    (725 ILCS 185/25.1 new)
16    Sec. 25.1. Feasibility study of text reminders. In 
17coordination with circuit clerks, the Office of Statewide 
18Pretrial Services must conduct a study of the feasibility of 
19sending automated text message reminders of court appearance 
20obligations to all persons charged with a criminal offense. 
21The Office of Statewide Pretrial Services must provide an 
22update on the feasibility study required by this Section no 
23later than December 31, 2026.".