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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CRIM CD-STALKING PROTECT ORDER"
+description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may bring a civil action in a circuit court for a court's stalking protective order against a person if: (1) the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person's immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing the other person; (2) it is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim's situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and (3) the repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim's immediate family or household. Creates the offense of violating a court's stalking protective order. Provides that a first offense is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the offense is a Class 4 felony if the defendant had a prior conviction for stalking or aggravated stalking. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "HB 693"
+citation: "Illinois HB 693 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2009-02-05"
+last_action: "2009-08-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cea20c07-7ac1-4616-bd7b-5514b0ec9929"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=693&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41166&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "2b641cea563ae0d0e2c98204fb60021197cac46b6795e488cdf5b626436a505f"
+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 HB 693 (96th) — CRIM CD-STALKING PROTECT ORDER
+
+Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may bring a civil action in a circuit court for a court's stalking protective order against a person if: (1) the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person's immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing the other person; (2) it is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim's situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and (3) the repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim's immediate family or household. Creates the offense of violating a court's stalking protective order. Provides that a first offense is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the offense is a Class 4 felony if the defendant had a prior conviction for stalking or aggravated stalking. Effective immediately.
+
+## 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=09600HB0693&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41166&DocNum=693&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0693eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41166&DocNum=693&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0693enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41166&DocNum=693&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Fred Crespo — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `filing`
+- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2009-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
+- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
+- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
+- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
+- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
+- **2009-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
+- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
+- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
+- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
+- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
+- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
+- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
+- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Criminal Law
+- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
+- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
+- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
+- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0246 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cea20c07-7ac1-4616-bd7b-5514b0ec9929`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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