Bill Title: Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Adds to the definition of "stalking" to include harassment that is conduct that is not necessary to accomplish a purpose that is reasonable under the circumstances, would cause a reasonable person emotional distress, and causes emotional distress to the petitioner. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the following conduct is presumed to cause emotional distress: (i) creating a disturbance at the petitioner's place of employment or school; (ii) repeatedly telephoning the petitioner's place of employment, home, or residence; (iii) repeatedly following the petitioner about in a public place or places; (iv) repeatedly keeping the petitioner under surveillance by remaining present outside his or her home, school, place of employment, vehicle, or other place occupied by the petitioner or by peering in the petitioner's windows; (v) threatening the safety of the petitioner's minor child or family member; or (vi) threatening physical force, confinement, or restraint on one or more occasions. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-3)

Status: (Passed) 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0251 [HB2873 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2025-05-27	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2025-04-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2025-02-05	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2025-03-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2025-03-07	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
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