---
type: "Bill"
title: "GANG TERROR-PROP DEFACEMENT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Includes in the definition of \"course or pattern of criminal activity\", acts of criminal defacement of property if the defacement includes a sign or other symbol intended to identify the streetgang."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2529"
citation: "Illinois HB 2529 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ddc0005-4288-4a5e-97bd-103325b8ccbe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2529&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=4485&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "acb8cf5d91c50d50411eb6e8c32a7468c8a08f46563a73ab44c9e52636b821dd"
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 2529 (93rd) — GANG TERROR-PROP DEFACEMENT

Amends the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Includes in the definition of "course or pattern of criminal activity", acts of criminal defacement of property if the defacement includes a sign or other symbol intended to identify the streetgang.

## 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=09300HB2529&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4485&DocNum=2529&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2529eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4485&DocNum=2529&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2529enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4485&DocNum=2529&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank Aguilar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank Aguilar `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2003-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2003-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0337 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ddc0005-4288-4a5e-97bd-103325b8ccbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).