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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CRIM CD-SEXUAL ORIENTATION"
+description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that neither a non-violent sexual advance nor the discovery, knowledge, or perception of a person's sex or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship, can be a mitigating factor relevant to the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Also provides that the same conduct does not constitute serious provocation for second degree murder."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "SB 1761"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1761 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-02-09"
+last_action: "2017-08-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f82c255-fcf8-4cf1-a5d2-d45e016eae14"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1761&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104743&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "4bab9a8658ec4341c8f0dc40ffa1d0a3ab6969310a25a97b80332efa793a0123"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1761 (100th) — CRIM CD-SEXUAL ORIENTATION
+
+Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that neither a non-violent sexual advance nor the discovery, knowledge, or perception of a person's sex or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship, can be a mitigating factor relevant to the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Also provides that the same conduct does not constitute serious provocation for second degree murder.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1761&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104743&DocNum=1761&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1761eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104743&DocNum=1761&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1761enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104743&DocNum=1761&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
+- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
+- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
+- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
+- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
+- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
+- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-002-002 `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
+- **2017-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
+- **2017-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
+- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
+- **2017-04-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
+- **2017-04-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
+- **2017-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
+- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
+- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
+- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
+- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-001
+- **2017-05-05** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Biss `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2017-05-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
+- **2017-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 041-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2017-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2017-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
+- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
+- **2017-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
+- **2017-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
+- **2017-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
+- **2017-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
+- **2017-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
+- **2017-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
+- **2017-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
+- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
+- **2017-05-19** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
+- **2017-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
+- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
+- **2017-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2017-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
+- **2017-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
+- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
+- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0460 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f82c255-fcf8-4cf1-a5d2-d45e016eae14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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