Illinois House Bill 1140

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-14 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person charged with involuntary sexual servitude of a minor or trafficking in persons if the victim is under 18 years of age shall not be permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that no person charged with grooming shall be permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea bargains to lesser offenses to those individuals charged with grooming. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at any facility providing entertainment exclusively directed toward persons under the age of 18.

CRIM CD-GROOMING&HUM TRAFFIC

Rep. Jed Davis [R]

Rep. Nicole La Ha [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
2025-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-09	House	First Reading
2025-01-03	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	10-9	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	11-25	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	11-9.3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1140&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1140.htm