IL HB3237 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-07-23 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person is not engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor or in a place where the person does not have a right to be if the person is engaged in the activity or in the place due to the person's status as a trafficking victim. Provides that a person must prove the person's status as a trafficking victim by clear and convincing evidence. Provides that the person may provide clear and convincing evidence of the person's status as a trafficking victim through testimony at trial. Defines "trafficking victim" as a person subjected to the practices prohibited by the involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons statutes.

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Title

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS-DEFENSE

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2025-07-23HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2025-03-26HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
2025-03-25HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2025-03-21HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-21HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-13HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2025-03-12HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-12HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
2025-03-11HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2025-02-18HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18HouseFirst Reading
2025-02-06HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
72056-3.1New CodeSee Bill Text

Illinois State Sources


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