---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-HAZING-CONSENT NO DEFN"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is not a defense to a prosecution for hazing that the person against whom the hazing was directed consented to or acquiesced in the hazing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2934"
citation: "Illinois SB 2934 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Vella", "Steve Stadelman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f577f460-e8cd-4ba1-930d-e71509b11b1b"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2934&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=151909&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "eb197a8609947bf1f8857e481474b93a0b9951224f510205da860629006fbe86"
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 2934 (103rd) — CRIM CD-HAZING-CONSENT NO DEFN

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is not a defense to a prosecution for hazing that the person against whom the hazing was directed consented to or acquiesced in the hazing.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2934.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2934eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2934enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Vella — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2024-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 010-000-000
- **2024-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2024-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2024-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 053-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-011-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro
- **2024-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0765 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f577f460-e8cd-4ba1-930d-e71509b11b1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).