Bill Text: IL HB5749 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the Act may be referred to as Trey's Law. Creates the Invalidity of Certain Nondisclosure Clauses Act. Provides that a nondisclosure clause in a settlement agreement is void and unenforceable as against the public policy of this State to the extent that the nondisclosure clause prohibits an individual from disclosing to any other individual or entity or reporting to law enforcement an act of sexual abuse or facts related to an act of sexual abuse that was committed or allegedly committed against the individual before the individual attained 18 years of age. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to prohibit an individual from agreeing to keep confidential any other provision of a settlement agreement, including the amount or payment terms of a settlement. Applies to any settlement agreement entered into before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-04-22 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5749 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5749-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5749 Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Provides that the Act may be referred to as Trey's Law. Creates the Invalidity of Certain Nondisclosure Clauses Act. Provides that a nondisclosure clause in a settlement agreement is void and unenforceable as against the public policy of this State to the extent that the nondisclosure clause prohibits an individual from disclosing to any other individual or entity or reporting to law enforcement an act of sexual abuse or facts related to an act of sexual abuse that was committed or allegedly committed against the individual before the individual attained 18 years of age. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to prohibit an individual from agreeing to keep confidential any other provision of a settlement agreement, including the amount or payment terms of a settlement. Applies to any settlement agreement entered into before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title; references to Act.
(a) This Act may be cited as the Invalidity of Certain
Nondisclosure Clauses Act.
(b) This Act may be referred to as Trey's Law.
Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the
use of nondisclosure clauses in settlement agreements that
prevent survivors of childhood sexual abuse from reporting it
or discussing it may perpetuate further abuse, suppress
evidence in pending investigations, and traumatize survivors.
These clauses are against public policy of this State.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Nondisclosure clause" means a provision in a settlement
agreement that prohibits one or more parties to the settlement
agreement from disclosing conduct or information covered by
the terms and conditions of the contract or agreement.
"Settlement agreement" means an agreement or contract
entered into between an individual and another individual or
entity to resolve a dispute or legal claim that arose or
accrued before the settlement agreement was executed.

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"Sexual abuse" means conduct that constitutes or allegedly
constitutes any of the following offenses under the Criminal
Code of 2012 or an offense under the Criminal Code of 2012 or
the Criminal Code of 1961 that is the same or substantially the
same as any of the following offenses:
(1) criminal sexual assault under Section 11-1.20;
(2) aggravated criminal sexual assault under Section
11-1.30;
(3) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under
Section 11-1.40;
(4) criminal sexual abuse under Section 1.50;
(5) aggravated criminal sexual abuse under Section
11-1.60;
(6) promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child
under Section 11-14.4; or
(7) public indecency under Section 11-30.
Section 15. Unenforceable provisions. A nondisclosure
clause in a settlement agreement is void and unenforceable as
against the public policy of this State to the extent that the
nondisclosure clause prohibits an individual from disclosing
to any other individual or entity or reporting to law
enforcement an act of sexual abuse or facts related to an act
of sexual abuse that was committed or allegedly committed
against the individual before the individual attained 18 years
of age. Nothing in this Section may be construed to prohibit an

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individual from agreeing to keep confidential any other
provision of a settlement agreement, including the amount or
payment terms of a settlement.
Section 20. Application. This Act applies to any
settlement agreement entered into before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.