Bill Text: IL HB4332 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that the registration information submitted by a sex offender to the Illinois State Police shall include status of drone ownership, including the make and model.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4332 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB4332-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4332 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 150/3
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that the registration information submitted by a sex offender to the Illinois State Police shall include status of drone ownership, including the make and model.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by
changing Section 3 as follows:
(730 ILCS 150/3)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-131)
Sec. 3. Duty to register.
(a) A sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, or
sexual predator shall, within the time period prescribed in
subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
accurate information as required by the Illinois State Police.
Such information shall include a current photograph, current
address, current place of employment, the sex offender's or
sexual predator's telephone number, including cellular
telephone number, the employer's telephone number, school
attended, all e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities,
chat room identities, and other Internet communications
identities that the sex offender uses or plans to use, all
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex
offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the
sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any
content or posted any messages or information, extensions of

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the time period for registering as provided in this Article
and, if an extension was granted, the reason why the extension
was granted and the date the sex offender was notified of the
extension. The information shall also include a copy of the
terms and conditions of parole or release signed by the sex
offender and given to the sex offender by his or her
supervising officer or aftercare specialist, the county of
conviction, license plate numbers for every vehicle registered
in the name of the sex offender, the age of the sex offender at
the time of the commission of the offense, the age of the
victim at the time of the commission of the offense, and any
distinguishing marks located on the body of the sex offender.
A sex offender convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1,
11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012 shall provide all Internet protocol (IP)
addresses in his or her residence, registered in his or her
name, accessible at his or her place of employment, or
otherwise under his or her control or custody. If the sex
offender is a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3
or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, the sex offender shall report to the registering agency
whether he or she is living in a household with a child under
18 years of age who is not his or her own child, provided that
his or her own child is not the victim of the sex offense. The
sex offender or sexual predator shall register:
(1) with the chief of police in the municipality in

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which he or she resides or is temporarily domiciled for a
period of time of 3 or more days, unless the municipality
is the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall
register at a fixed location designated by the
Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
(2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period of time
of 3 or more days in an unincorporated area or, if
incorporated, no police chief exists.
If the sex offender or sexual predator is employed at or
attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
also register:
(i) with:
(A) the chief of police in the municipality in
which he or she is employed at or attends an
institution of higher education, unless the
municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he
or she shall register at a fixed location designated
by the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
Department; or
(B) the sheriff in the county in which he or she is
employed or attends an institution of higher education
located in an unincorporated area, or if incorporated,
no police chief exists; and
(ii) with the public safety or security director of
the institution of higher education which he or she is

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employed at or attends.
The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
or county of primary registration, and not to campus
registration.
For purposes of this Article, the place of residence or
temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
sex offender resides for an aggregate period of time of 3 or
more days during any calendar year. Any person required to
register under this Article who lacks a fixed address or
temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of
jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 3 days
after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
A sex offender or sexual predator who is temporarily
absent from his or her current address of registration for 3 or
more days shall notify the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction of his or her current registration, including the
itinerary for travel, in the manner provided in Section 6 of
this Act for notification to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction of change of address.
Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly,
in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he
or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief
of police in the municipality in which he or she is located.
The agency of jurisdiction will document each weekly
registration to include all the locations where the person has
stayed during the past 7 days.

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The sex offender or sexual predator shall provide accurate
information as required by the Illinois State Police. That
information shall include the sex offender's or sexual
predator's current place of employment.
(a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
shall, within 3 days after beginning school or employment in
this State, register in person and provide accurate
information as required by the Illinois State Police. Such
information will include current place of employment, school
attended, and address in state of residence. A sex offender
convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or
11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
shall provide all Internet protocol (IP) addresses in his or
her residence, registered in his or her name, accessible at
his or her place of employment, or otherwise under his or her
control or custody. The out-of-state student or out-of-state
employee shall register:
(1) with:
(A) the chief of police in the municipality in
which he or she attends school or is employed for a
period of time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate
period of time of more than 30 days during any calendar
year, unless the municipality is the City of Chicago,
in which case he or she shall register at a fixed
location designated by the Superintendent of the
Chicago Police Department; or

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(B) the sheriff in the county in which he or she
attends school or is employed for a period of time of 5
or more days or for an aggregate period of time of more
than 30 days during any calendar year in an
unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police
chief exists; and
(2) with the public safety or security director of the
institution of higher education he or she is employed at
or attends for a period of time of 5 or more days or for an
aggregate period of time of more than 30 days during a
calendar year.
The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
or county of primary registration, and not to campus
registration.
The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
provide accurate information as required by the Illinois State
Police. That information shall include the out-of-state
student's current place of school attendance or the
out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
(a-10) Any law enforcement agency registering sex
offenders or sexual predators in accordance with subsections
(a) or (a-5) of this Section shall forward to the Attorney
General a copy of sex offender registration forms from persons
convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or
11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, including periodic and annual registrations under

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Section 6 of this Act.
(b) Any sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act,
or sexual predator, regardless of any initial, prior, or other
registration, shall, within 3 days of beginning school, or
establishing a residence, place of employment, or temporary
domicile in any county, register in person as set forth in
subsection (a) or (a-5).
(c) The registration for any person required to register
under this Article shall be as follows:
(1) Any person registered under the Habitual Child Sex
Offender Registration Act or the Child Sex Offender
Registration Act prior to January 1, 1996, shall be deemed
initially registered as of January 1, 1996; however, this
shall not be construed to extend the duration of
registration set forth in Section 7.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2.1) or
(c)(4), any person convicted or adjudicated prior to
January 1, 1996, whose liability for registration under
Section 7 has not expired, shall register in person prior
to January 31, 1996.
(2.1) A sex offender or sexual predator, who has never
previously been required to register under this Act, has a
duty to register if the person has been convicted of any
felony offense after July 1, 2011. A person who previously
was required to register under this Act for a period of 10
years and successfully completed that registration period

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has a duty to register if: (i) the person has been
convicted of any felony offense after July 1, 2011, and
(ii) the offense for which the 10 year registration was
served currently requires a registration period of more
than 10 years. Notification of an offender's duty to
register under this subsection shall be pursuant to
Section 5-7 of this Act.
(2.5) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
person who has not been notified of his or her
responsibility to register shall be notified by a criminal
justice entity of his or her responsibility to register.
Upon notification the person must then register within 3
days of notification of his or her requirement to
register. Except as provided in subsection (c)(2.1), if
notification is not made within the offender's 10 year
registration requirement, and the Illinois State Police
determines no evidence exists or indicates the offender
attempted to avoid registration, the offender will no
longer be required to register under this Act.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
person convicted on or after January 1, 1996, shall
register in person within 3 days after the entry of the
sentencing order based upon his or her conviction.
(4) Any person unable to comply with the registration
requirements of this Article because he or she is
confined, institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on

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or after January 1, 1996, shall register in person within
3 days of discharge, parole or release.
(5) The person shall provide positive identification
and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
the registering address.
(6) The person shall pay a $100 initial registration
fee and a $100 annual renewal fee to the registering law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The registering
agency may waive the registration fee if it determines
that the person is indigent and unable to pay the
registration fee. Thirty-five dollars for the initial
registration fee and $35 of the annual renewal fee shall
be retained and used by the registering agency for
official purposes. Having retained $35 of the initial
registration fee and $35 of the annual renewal fee, the
registering agency shall remit the remainder of the fee to
State agencies within 30 days of receipt for deposit into
the State funds as follows:
(A) Five dollars of the initial registration fee
and $5 of the annual fee shall be remitted to the State
Treasurer who shall deposit the moneys into the Sex
Offender Management Board Fund under Section 19 of the
Sex Offender Management Board Act. Money deposited
into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund shall be
administered by the Sex Offender Management Board and
shall be used by the Board to comply with the

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provisions of the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
(B) Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee
and $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be remitted to
the Illinois State Police which shall deposit the
moneys into the Offender Registration Fund.
(C) Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee
and $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be remitted to
the Attorney General who shall deposit the moneys into
the Attorney General Sex Offender Awareness, Training,
and Education Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund
shall be used by the Attorney General to administer
the I-SORT program and to alert and educate the
public, victims, and witnesses of their rights under
various victim notification laws and for training law
enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys, and medical
providers of their legal duties concerning the
prosecution and investigation of sex offenses.
The registering agency shall establish procedures to
document the receipt and remittance of the $100 initial
registration fee and $100 annual renewal fee.
(d) Within 3 days after obtaining or changing employment
and, if employed on January 1, 2000, within 5 days after that
date, a person required to register under this Section must
report, in person to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or she is
employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work

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locations, every business and work location must be reported
to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 101-571, eff. 8-23-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-131)
Sec. 3. Duty to register.
(a) A sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, or
sexual predator shall, within the time period prescribed in
subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
accurate information as required by the Illinois State Police.
Such information shall include a current photograph, current
address, current place of employment, the sex offender's or
sexual predator's telephone number, including cellular
telephone number, the employer's telephone number, school
attended, status of drone ownership, including the make and
model, all e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities,
chat room identities, and other Internet communications
identities that the sex offender uses or plans to use, all
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex
offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the
sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any
content or posted any messages or information, extensions of
the time period for registering as provided in this Article
and, if an extension was granted, the reason why the extension
was granted and the date the sex offender was notified of the
extension. The information shall also include a copy of the

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terms and conditions of parole or release signed by the sex
offender and given to the sex offender by his or her
supervising officer or aftercare specialist, the county of
conviction, license plate numbers for every vehicle registered
in the name of the sex offender, the age of the sex offender at
the time of the commission of the offense, the age of the
victim at the time of the commission of the offense, and any
distinguishing marks located on the body of the sex offender.
A sex offender convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1,
11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012 shall provide all Internet protocol (IP)
addresses in his or her residence, registered in his or her
name, accessible at his or her place of employment, or
otherwise under his or her control or custody. If the sex
offender is a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3
or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, the sex offender shall report to the registering agency
whether he or she is living in a household with a child under
18 years of age who is not his or her own child, provided that
his or her own child is not the victim of the sex offense. The
sex offender or sexual predator shall register:
(1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
which he or she resides or is temporarily domiciled for a
period of time of 3 or more days, unless the municipality
is the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall
register at a fixed location designated by the

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Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
(2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period of time
of 3 or more days in an unincorporated area or, if
incorporated, no police chief exists.
If the sex offender or sexual predator is employed at or
attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
also register:
(i) with:
(A) the chief of police in the municipality in
which he or she is employed at or attends an
institution of higher education, unless the
municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he
or she shall register at a fixed location designated
by the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
Department; or
(B) the sheriff in the county in which he or she is
employed or attends an institution of higher education
located in an unincorporated area, or if incorporated,
no police chief exists; and
(ii) with the public safety or security director of
the institution of higher education which he or she is
employed at or attends.
The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
or county of primary registration, and not to campus
registration.

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For purposes of this Article, the place of residence or
temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
sex offender resides for an aggregate period of time of 3 or
more days during any calendar year. Any person required to
register under this Article who lacks a fixed address or
temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of
jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 3 days
after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
A sex offender or sexual predator who is temporarily
absent from his or her current address of registration for 3 or
more days shall notify the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction of his or her current registration, including the
itinerary for travel, in the manner provided in Section 6 of
this Act for notification to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction of change of address.
Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly,
in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he
or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief
of police in the municipality in which he or she is located.
The agency of jurisdiction will document each weekly
registration to include all the locations where the person has
stayed during the past 7 days.
The sex offender or sexual predator shall provide accurate
information as required by the Illinois State Police. That
information shall include the sex offender's or sexual
predator's current place of employment.

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(a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
shall, within 3 days after beginning school or employment in
this State, register in person and provide accurate
information as required by the Illinois State Police. Such
information will include current place of employment, school
attended, and address in state of residence. A sex offender
convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or
11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
shall provide all Internet protocol (IP) addresses in his or
her residence, registered in his or her name, accessible at
his or her place of employment, or otherwise under his or her
control or custody. The out-of-state student or out-of-state
employee shall register:
(1) with:
(A) the chief of police in the municipality in
which he or she attends school or is employed for a
period of time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate
period of time of more than 30 days during any calendar
year, unless the municipality is the City of Chicago,
in which case he or she shall register at a fixed
location designated by the Superintendent of the
Chicago Police Department; or
(B) the sheriff in the county in which he or she
attends school or is employed for a period of time of 5
or more days or for an aggregate period of time of more
than 30 days during any calendar year in an

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unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police
chief exists; and
(2) with the public safety or security director of the
institution of higher education he or she is employed at
or attends for a period of time of 5 or more days or for an
aggregate period of time of more than 30 days during a
calendar year.
The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
or county of primary registration, and not to campus
registration.
The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
provide accurate information as required by the Illinois State
Police. That information shall include the out-of-state
student's current place of school attendance or the
out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
(a-10) Any law enforcement agency registering sex
offenders or sexual predators in accordance with subsections
(a) or (a-5) of this Section shall forward to the Attorney
General a copy of sex offender registration forms from persons
convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or
11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, including periodic and annual registrations under
Section 6 of this Act.
(b) Any sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act,
or sexual predator, regardless of any initial, prior, or other
registration, shall, within 3 days of beginning school, or

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establishing a residence, place of employment, or temporary
domicile in any county, register in person as set forth in
subsection (a) or (a-5).
(c) The registration for any person required to register
under this Article shall be as follows:
(1) Any person registered under the Habitual Child Sex
Offender Registration Act or the Child Sex Offender
Registration Act prior to January 1, 1996, shall be deemed
initially registered as of January 1, 1996; however, this
shall not be construed to extend the duration of
registration set forth in Section 7.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2.1) or
(c)(4), any person convicted or adjudicated prior to
January 1, 1996, whose liability for registration under
Section 7 has not expired, shall register in person prior
to January 31, 1996.
(2.1) A sex offender or sexual predator, who has never
previously been required to register under this Act, has a
duty to register if the person has been convicted of any
felony offense after July 1, 2011. A person who previously
was required to register under this Act for a period of 10
years and successfully completed that registration period
has a duty to register if: (i) the person has been
convicted of any felony offense after July 1, 2011, and
(ii) the offense for which the 10 year registration was
served currently requires a registration period of more

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than 10 years. Notification of an offender's duty to
register under this subsection shall be pursuant to
Section 5-7 of this Act.
(2.5) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
person who has not been notified of his or her
responsibility to register shall be notified by a criminal
justice entity of his or her responsibility to register.
Upon notification the person must then register within 3
days of notification of his or her requirement to
register. Except as provided in subsection (c)(2.1), if
notification is not made within the offender's 10 year
registration requirement, and the Illinois State Police
determines no evidence exists or indicates the offender
attempted to avoid registration, the offender will no
longer be required to register under this Act.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
person convicted on or after January 1, 1996, shall
register in person within 3 days after the entry of the
sentencing order based upon his or her conviction.
(4) Any person unable to comply with the registration
requirements of this Article because he or she is
confined, institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on
or after January 1, 1996, shall register in person within
3 days of discharge, parole or release.
(5) The person shall provide positive identification
and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at

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the registering address.
(6) The person shall pay a $100 initial registration
fee and a $100 annual renewal fee to the registering law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The registering
agency may waive the registration fee if it determines
that the person is indigent and unable to pay the
registration fee. Thirty-five dollars for the initial
registration fee and $35 of the annual renewal fee shall
be retained and used by the registering agency for
official purposes. Having retained $35 of the initial
registration fee and $35 of the annual renewal fee, the
registering agency shall remit the remainder of the fee to
State agencies within 30 days of receipt for deposit into
the State funds as follows:
(A) Five dollars of the initial registration fee
and $5 of the annual fee shall be remitted to the State
Treasurer who shall deposit the moneys into the Sex
Offender Management Board Fund under Section 19 of the
Sex Offender Management Board Act. Money deposited
into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund shall be
administered by the Sex Offender Management Board and
shall be used by the Board to comply with the
provisions of the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
(B) Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee
and $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be remitted to
the Illinois State Police which shall deposit the

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moneys into the State Police Operations Assistance
Fund.
(C) Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee
and $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be remitted to
the Attorney General who shall deposit the moneys into
the Attorney General Sex Offender Awareness, Training,
and Education Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund
shall be used by the Attorney General to administer
the I-SORT program and to alert and educate the
public, victims, and witnesses of their rights under
various victim notification laws and for training law
enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys, and medical
providers of their legal duties concerning the
prosecution and investigation of sex offenses.
The registering agency shall establish procedures to
document the receipt and remittance of the $100 initial
registration fee and $100 annual renewal fee.
(d) Within 3 days after obtaining or changing employment
and, if employed on January 1, 2000, within 5 days after that
date, a person required to register under this Section must
report, in person to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or she is
employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work
locations, every business and work location must be reported
to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 104-131, eff. 9-1-26.)

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Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.