Illinois · House Bill 4340 · 103rd General Assembly

CRIM CD-GROOMING&HUM TRAFFIC

HB 4340 Sponsored by Jed Davis Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 3, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person charged with involuntary sexual servitude of a minor or trafficking in persons if the victim is under 18 years of age shall not be permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that no person charged with grooming shall be permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea bargains to lesser offenses…

Read the full title (118 words)

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person charged with involuntary sexual servitude of a minor or trafficking in persons if the victim is under 18 years of age shall not be permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that no person charged with grooming shall be permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea bargains to lesser offenses to those individuals charged with grooming. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at any facility providing entertainment exclusively directed toward persons under the age of 18.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
  11. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  12. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

All 6 cosponsors

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.