Illinois · Senate Bill 2640 · 104th General Assembly

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  1. Introduced Apr 1, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 1, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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. Provides that, if and only if House Bill 3458 of the 104th General Assembly as introduced becomes law, it is a defense to aggravated battery when the individual battered is a member of the General Assembly and the General Assembly member responded to an incident in which the General Assembly member interacted with a person whom a reasonable person could believe was having a mental health episode and the person with whom the member of the General Assembly interacted has a documented mental illness and acted abruptly.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.