---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD STALKING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits stalking when he or she knowingly makes threats that are a part of a course of conduct and is aware of the threatening nature of his or her speech."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 2204"
citation: "Illinois SB 2204 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Kelly M. Cassidy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/825b8286-8daf-4e4c-855c-441bac68d226"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2204&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134857&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "4afd229fa51911fd9d55f49c8de9999b5416a77d7d95ff99c2bae2b0ada5bd70"
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 2204 (102nd) — CRIM CD STALKING

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits stalking when he or she knowingly makes threats that are a part of a course of conduct and is aware of the threatening nature of his or her speech.

## 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/10200SB2204.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2204eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2204enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0547 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/825b8286-8daf-4e4c-855c-441bac68d226`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).