BULLYING VICTIM PROTECTION ACT
- Introduced Nov 27, 2023
- In committee Jan 16, 2024
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Creates the Bullying and Cyberbullying Victims Protection Act. Allows a minor who is the victim of bullying or cyberbullying, or a parent or person standing in parental relation to the minor, to seek injunctive relief against the individual who was bullying or cyberbullying the minor or, if the individual is younger than 18 years of age, against a parent or person standing in parental relation to the individual.…
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Creates the Bullying and Cyberbullying Victims Protection Act. Allows a minor who is the victim of bullying or cyberbullying, or a parent or person standing in parental relation to the minor, to seek injunctive relief against the individual who was bullying or cyberbullying the minor or, if the individual is younger than 18 years of age, against a parent or person standing in parental relation to the individual. Allows a court to issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction appropriate under the circumstances to prevent any further bullying or cyberbullying. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt forms for use as an application for initial injunctive relief by individuals representing themselves in suits involving bullying or cyberbullying and instructions for the proper use of each form or set of forms.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Margaret CrokeD Primary sponsor · District 12
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.