---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-PARTIC GANG ACTIVITY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the offense of unlawful contact with streetgang members to unlawful participation in streetgang related activity. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly commits any act in furtherance of streetgang related activity (rather than has direct or indirect contact with a streetgang member). Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3803"
citation: "Illinois HB 3803 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30a136b9-95c2-481a-9621-d36825a77e94"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3803&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105780&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0a8c41b25a439f96e49c02f3230dc1f54dae1f362b8ec51f5648c80ee5b88d0f"
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 3803 (100th) — CRIM CD-PARTIC GANG ACTIVITY

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the offense of unlawful contact with streetgang members to unlawful participation in streetgang related activity. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly commits any act in furtherance of streetgang related activity (rather than has direct or indirect contact with a streetgang member). Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

## 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=10000HB3803&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105780&DocNum=3803&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3803eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105780&DocNum=3803&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3803enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105780&DocNum=3803&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **67–48** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2017-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-048-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-18** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2017-05-19** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2017-05-19** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 25, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 041-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0279 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30a136b9-95c2-481a-9621-d36825a77e94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).