---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-IMMIGRATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes, as a hate crime, the commission of the specified criminal acts against a person because of the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the person. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1596"
citation: "Illinois SB 1596 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacqueline Y. Collins", "Theresa Mah"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 64
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf2f0dae-a57f-477e-b1cf-12f91603693e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1596&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134229&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "99b4eab033f662509dcb537e84990da83662a9d02f4558e73fb2b27b89f2d551"
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 1596 (102nd) — CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-IMMIGRATION

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes, as a hate crime, the commission of the specified criminal acts against a person because of the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the person. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1596.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1596eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1596sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1596enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** To Criminal Law- Clear Compliance
- **2021-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2021-04-13** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2021-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2021-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2021-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2021-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2021-05-10** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2021-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2021-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2021-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0235 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf2f0dae-a57f-477e-b1cf-12f91603693e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).