Illinois · Senate Bill 1976 · 103rd General Assembly

CRIM CD-DOMESTIC ASSAULT

SB 1976 Sponsored by Terri Bryant Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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. Creates the offense of domestic assault. Provides that a person commits the offense when, without lawful authority, he or she knowingly engages in conduct that places any family or household member in reasonable apprehension of great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement. Provides that if the defendant is arrested for domestic assault, upon release of the defendant…

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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of domestic assault. Provides that a person commits the offense when, without lawful authority, he or she knowingly engages in conduct that places any family or household member in reasonable apprehension of great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement. Provides that if the defendant is arrested for domestic assault, upon release of the defendant from custody pending trial, the court, at the preliminary examination, shall order that the defendant refrain from contact or communication with the victim of the domestic assault and refrain from entering or remaining at the victim's residence for a minimum of 72 consecutive hours. Provides that domestic assault is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "family or household member".

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  5. CommitteeTo Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance · Senate Sub on CLEAR Compliance
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
  15. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  1. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  5. CommitteeRe-assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  6. CommitteeTo Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance · Senate Sub on CLEAR Compliance
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Republicans.

All 11 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.