Illinois House Bill 4628

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits threatening another person when that person knowingly delivers or conveys, directly or indirectly, to another person by any means, whether verbal, written, or through social media, a communication containing: (1) a threat that would place another person or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm, death, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint; or (2) a threat that would place another person or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension that damage will occur to property in the custody, care, or control of the person or his or her immediate family. Provides that threatening another person is a Class 3 felony for a first offense and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Defines "immediate family" and "social media".

CRIM CD-THREATENING ANOTHER

Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-03	House	First Reading
2026-01-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-6.6	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4628&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165530&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206877&DocName=10400HB4628&DocNum=4628&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165530&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=