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]
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.
Title
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS-DEFENSE
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-03-21 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
