IL SB2741 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-4)
Status: Engrossed on April 15 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-30 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 15 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-30 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the amendatory changes to the hate crime statute. Restores the crime of harassment through electronic communications. In the crime of harassment by telephone, provides that a person commits the crime when he or she uses telephone communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is known or intended to cause another person significant emotional distress and would cause a reasonable person to experience significant emotional distress; or (2) making a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to threaten injury to, or the property of, any person at the called number or to any of his or her family or household members. In the harassment through electronic communications statute, provides that a person commits the crime when he or she uses electronic communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is known or intended to cause another person significant emotional distress and would cause a reasonable person to experience significant emotional distress; and (2) making repeated electronic communications, during which conversation or text or email messages ensue, solely to harass the person to whom the electronic communication is directed.
Title
CRIM CD-HATE CRIME&HARASSMENT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-31 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 2, 2026 |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-05 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 2026-04-27 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-15 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2026 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2026 |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720 | 5 | 26.5-2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 720 | 5 | 26.5-3 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
