---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-HATE CRIME"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony for a first offense to commit a hate crime in an administrative facility or public or private dormitory facility of or associated with a school or other educational facility. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4506"
citation: "Illinois HB 4506 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47a10563-91e5-47c4-a62b-32760d75a3ad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4506&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8950&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "6908c4bf39baa89f4cb4637ac61e2d33526dc64f333ecc67040edc7475a3f1d2"
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 4506 (93rd) — CRIM CD-HATE CRIME

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony for a first offense to commit a hate crime in an administrative facility or public or private dormitory facility of or associated with a school or other educational facility. 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=09300HB4506&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8950&DocNum=4506&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4506eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8950&DocNum=4506&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4506enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8950&DocNum=4506&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2004-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2004-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **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. Barack Obama
- **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 July 19, 2004
- **2004-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0765 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47a10563-91e5-47c4-a62b-32760d75a3ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).