---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIMITATIONS-CHILD SEX ABUSE"
description: "Amends the Limitations Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if there is evidence that childhood sexual abuse was committed by a person who holds a position of trust, authority, or supervision over the minor victim, and that person fraudulently concealed a cause of action from the knowledge of the minor victim, the action may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the person entitled to bring the action discovers that he or she has such cause of action, and any repose or limitation period is tolled during that 5-year period. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1868"
citation: "Illinois SB 1868 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/810f14b3-aa09-4c9f-9871-aef9cef1062b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1868&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119540&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "a33db8229ece6efc3c1acc37a4521e2987a0a50fb9ef981e1b5958603e8fd09d"
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 1868 (101st) — LIMITATIONS-CHILD SEX ABUSE

Amends the Limitations Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if there is evidence that childhood sexual abuse was committed by a person who holds a position of trust, authority, or supervision over the minor victim, and that person fraudulently concealed a cause of action from the knowledge of the minor victim, the action may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the person entitled to bring the action discovers that he or she has such cause of action, and any repose or limitation period is tolled during that 5-year period. 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=10100SB1868&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119540&DocNum=1868&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1868eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119540&DocNum=1868&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1868enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119540&DocNum=1868&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2019-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019
- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2019-04-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-26** To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- **2019-05-08** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2019
- **2019-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0435 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/810f14b3-aa09-4c9f-9871-aef9cef1062b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).