DOM VIOLENCE-COERCIVE CONTROL
- Introduced Feb 9, 2024
- In committee Feb 9, 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.
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Includes "coercive control" in the definition of abuse. Defines "coercive control" as a pattern of behavior that in purpose or effect unreasonably interferes with a person's free will and personal liberty, including, but not limited to: (i) isolating a person from friends, relatives, or other sources of support; (ii) depriving a person of basic necessities; (iii)…
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Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Includes "coercive control" in the definition of abuse. Defines "coercive control" as a pattern of behavior that in purpose or effect unreasonably interferes with a person's free will and personal liberty, including, but not limited to: (i) isolating a person from friends, relatives, or other sources of support; (ii) depriving a person of basic necessities; (iii) controlling, regulating, or monitoring a person's movements, communications, daily behavior, finances, economic resources, or access to services; or (iv) compelling a person by force, threat of force, or intimidation, including threats based on actual or suspected immigration status to engage in conduct from which the other person has a right to abstain or abstain from conduct in which the other person has a right to engage.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 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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Kelly M. CassidyD Primary sponsor · District 14
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.