---
type: "Bill"
title: "SEX OFFENDER REG-GROOMING"
description: "Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of \"sex offense\" the offenses of grooming and traveling to meet a minor. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3676"
citation: "Illinois HB 3676 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-24"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28a213ee-5628-48bd-8d53-4aafc650003f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3676&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46454&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "4f09f935b31469ecbcf7c6e91e1fe68d6473e68e59c4a2b9b229e80a607086f5"
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 3676 (96th) — SEX OFFENDER REG-GROOMING

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "sex offense" the offenses of grooming and traveling to meet a minor. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB3676&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46454&DocNum=3676&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3676eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46454&DocNum=3676&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3676enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46454&DocNum=3676&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emily McAsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `filing`
- **2009-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 002-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- **2009-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-002-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0301 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28a213ee-5628-48bd-8d53-4aafc650003f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).