---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-CROSS BURNING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of cross burning, defined as burning or causing to be burned a cross with the intent to intimidate another person or group of persons. Provides that the penalty for the offense is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3893"
citation: "Illinois HB 3893 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-11-05"
last_action: "2004-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3c5ed94-5a30-480e-8806-6a751b8bc1b7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3893&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7561&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "bef26e9437878bd3df092d615e271203668e9f061ea683c39a2baf50c8ecf03e"
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 3893 (93rd) — CRIM CD-CROSS BURNING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of cross burning, defined as burning or causing to be burned a cross with the intent to intimidate another person or group of persons. Provides that the penalty for the offense is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

## 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=09300HB3893&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7561&DocNum=3893&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3893eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7561&DocNum=3893&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3893enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7561&DocNum=3893&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-11-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2003-11-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-11-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2004-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2004-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2004-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-04-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2004-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2004-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0764 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3c5ed94-5a30-480e-8806-6a751b8bc1b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).