Illinois Senate Bill 1976

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of domestic assault. Provides that a person commits the offense when, without lawful authority, he or she knowingly engages in conduct that places any family or household member in reasonable apprehension of great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement. Provides that if the defendant is arrested for domestic assault, upon release of the defendant from custody pending trial, the court, at the preliminary examination, shall order that the defendant refrain from contact or communication with the victim of the domestic assault and refrain from entering or remaining at the victim's residence for a minimum of 72 consecutive hours. Provides that domestic assault is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "family or household member".

CRIM CD-DOMESTIC ASSAULT

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]	Sen. Sally Turner [R]	Sen. Erica Harriss [R]	Sen. Jil Tracy [R]
Sen. Susan Rezin [R]	Sen. Jason Plummer [R]	Sen. Dave Syverson [R]	Sen. Win Stoller [R]
Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Sen. Craig Wilcox [R]	Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Sen. Seth Lewis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-02-07	Senate	To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
2024-01-10	Senate	Re-assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
2023-05-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
2023-04-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
2023-04-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
2023-03-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2023-03-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-02-23	Senate	To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-3.1-5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1976&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1976.htm