---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOM VIOLENCE-JUDICIAL RELIEF"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides a conviction that was the result of a negotiated plea may be challenged under the post-judgment relief provisions that require evidence of a forcible felony, domestic violence, or gender-based violence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3285"
citation: "Illinois SB 3285 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Cassidy", "Robert Peters"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c7220c6-8ac4-4f36-984a-e3e6fdf5e1a5"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3285&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152649&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "beb787612d9b108e58109000de48e8caca557ee892dff48a22c73a0a4e61405c"
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 3285 (103rd) — DOM VIOLENCE-JUDICIAL RELIEF

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides a conviction that was the result of a negotiated plea may be challenged under the post-judgment relief provisions that require evidence of a forcible felony, domestic violence, or gender-based violence.

## 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/10300SB3285.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3285eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3285enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **34–18** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **71–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters `filing`
- **2024-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-001-000
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
- **2024-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 034-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2024-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-004-001
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2024-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2024-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2024-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2024-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2024-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-030-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2024-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2024-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2024-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0968 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c7220c6-8ac4-4f36-984a-e3e6fdf5e1a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).