---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOM BATTERY-CHILD PRESENCE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of domestic battery in which the domestic battery is committed in the presence of a child must pay the counseling costs of any child under 18 (rather than 16) years of age in whose presence the domestic battery was committed (rather than a child who is the defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3449"
citation: "Illinois HB 3449 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-23"
last_action: "2005-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8150ed4d-dc7b-4d51-adc9-6e3e42d00e89"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3449&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=19528&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b6654df861e592bffa2183229f8deee170c4c149a021ea6efeb28717c086c2cb"
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 3449 (94th) — DOM BATTERY-CHILD PRESENCE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of domestic battery in which the domestic battery is committed in the presence of a child must pay the counseling costs of any child under 18 (rather than 16) years of age in whose presence the domestic battery was committed (rather than a child who is the defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim).

## 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=09400HB3449&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19528&DocNum=3449&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3449eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19528&DocNum=3449&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3449enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19528&DocNum=3449&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Schock — primary (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron Schock `filing`
- **2005-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Aaron Schock `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2005-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-08** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0148 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8150ed4d-dc7b-4d51-adc9-6e3e42d00e89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).