IL HB5468 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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
2024-04-05HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-04-05HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-04-02HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2024-04-01HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2024-04-01HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
2024-03-13HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
2024-03-05HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2024-02-09HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2024-02-09HouseFirst Reading
2024-02-09HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
72056-3.1New CodeSee Bill Text

Illinois State Sources


Bill Comments

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