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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-CIVIL PNLTY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits hate crime when, by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin of another individual or group of individuals, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, he or she commits intimidation, stalking, cyberstalking, or transmission of obscene messages. Provides that independent of any criminal prosecution or the result of a criminal prosecution, any person suffering intimidation, stalking, cyberstalking, disorderly conduct, transmission of obscene messages, harassment by telephone, or harassment through electronic communications may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief. Provides that the Attorney General may bring an action for civil damages for a hate crime in the name of the People of the State. Provides that the court shall impose a civil penalty of $25,000 for each violation of the hate crime statute."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3711"
citation: "Illinois HB 3711 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 74
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1d91c1-811f-46b6-a346-c23b8bba34eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3711&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105676&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "ff8044381ddb367553acab083fa8d07704a026dd2599a5c2672d7675419ea2a0"
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 3711 (100th) — CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-CIVIL PNLTY
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits hate crime when, by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin of another individual or group of individuals, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, he or she commits intimidation, stalking, cyberstalking, or transmission of obscene messages. Provides that independent of any criminal prosecution or the result of a criminal prosecution, any person suffering intimidation, stalking, cyberstalking, disorderly conduct, transmission of obscene messages, harassment by telephone, or harassment through electronic communications may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief. Provides that the Attorney General may bring an action for civil damages for a hate crime in the name of the People of the State. Provides that the court shall impose a civil penalty of $25,000 for each violation of the hate crime statute.
## 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=10000HB3711&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105676&DocNum=3711&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3711eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105676&DocNum=3711&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3711enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105676&DocNum=3711&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **4411** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8922** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace `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`
- **2017-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2017-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2017-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2017-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2017-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-24** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2017-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-022-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2017-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2017-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2017-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 044-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0197 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e1d91c1-811f-46b6-a346-c23b8bba34eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).