Illinois · House Bill 4567 · 103rd General Assembly

CRIM CD-THREATS-LIBRARY

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2024
  3. Passed the House May 21, 2024
  4. Died  
  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. Includes in offense of threatening a public official or human service provider, threatening a library employee. Provides that the threat to a public official, human service provider, or library employee includes a threat made electronically or via social media. Defines "library employee". In the offense of threatening a public official, human service provider, or library employee…

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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes in offense of threatening a public official or human service provider, threatening a library employee. Provides that the threat to a public official, human service provider, or library employee includes a threat made electronically or via social media. Defines "library employee". In the offense of threatening a public official, human service provider, or library employee, includes in the definition of "public official" an employee of any State of Illinois constitutional office, State agency, or the General Assembly. Provides that the offense of disorderly conduct includes transmitting or causing to be transmitted threats or false reports electronically or via social media. Provides that disorderly conduct includes the knowing transmission of or causing to be transmitted in any manner, including electronically or via social media, a lewd, lascivious, indecent, or obscene message to a public official. Provides that making a terrorist threat or falsely making a terrorist threat includes making a terrorist threat or falsely making a terrorist threat by any means of communication, including electronically or via social media. Makes other changes.

Every action

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

Show the 42 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  3. HouseFirst Reading
  4. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  7. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  8. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  14. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-003-000 · House Judiciary - Criminal
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  16. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  22. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  23. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  28. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  29. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  30. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  31. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  32. CommitteeApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 · House Rules
  33. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  34. HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  35. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  36. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  37. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  38. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000 · House Judiciary - Criminal
  39. HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  40. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  41. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  42. HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-020-000
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  2. SenateArrive in Senate
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4. SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  5. SenateFirst Reading
  6. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full House

Passed 89–20
May 21, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 89 No 20 Not voting 8
Democrats: 72 yes, 0 no Republicans: 17 yes, 20 no
How each member voted

Yes · 89

No · 20

Not voting · 4

Excused · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 4, 2024 House Judiciary - Criminal Judiciary - Criminal - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 12

No · 3

Passed 12–3
May 21, 2024 House Judiciary - Criminal House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Judiciary - Criminal - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

Passed 14–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 23 Democrats.

All 23 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.