republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-5267.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VICTIMS COMPENSATION-RECORDS"
description: "Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Provides that \"crime of violence\" includes: (i) posting identifying or graphic information on a pornographic Internet site or possessing graphic information with pornographic material; and (ii) non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. Specifies that \"pecuniary loss\" means appropriate expenses (instead of expenses) for psychiatric care or counseling. Provides that a law enforcement agency within this State shall, within 15 days of receipt of a written request, provide the Attorney General's office with the law enforcement agency's full written report of the investigation of the crime for which an application for compensation has been filed. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall not redact any information from the report. Provides that within 15 days of receipt of the request, a law enforcement agency shall respond to a written request from the Attorney General's office for additional information necessary to assist the Bureau in making a recommendation for compensation. Provides that records that are obtained by the Attorney General's office shall not be disclosed to the public, including the applicant, by the Attorney General's office. Provides that the records, while in the possession of the Attorney General's office, are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5267"
citation: "Illinois HB 5267 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fdc20b2-7a36-40ae-8aaf-216d96827bef"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5267&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110981&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "2c840cd796be804f7e4bd324dc1b59b33fd06542baf2daffae7fc054a1d698b0"
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 5267 (100th) — VICTIMS COMPENSATION-RECORDS

Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Provides that "crime of violence" includes: (i) posting identifying or graphic information on a pornographic Internet site or possessing graphic information with pornographic material; and (ii) non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. Specifies that "pecuniary loss" means appropriate expenses (instead of expenses) for psychiatric care or counseling. Provides that a law enforcement agency within this State shall, within 15 days of receipt of a written request, provide the Attorney General's office with the law enforcement agency's full written report of the investigation of the crime for which an application for compensation has been filed. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall not redact any information from the report. Provides that within 15 days of receipt of the request, a law enforcement agency shall respond to a written request from the Attorney General's office for additional information necessary to assist the Bureau in making a recommendation for compensation. Provides that records that are obtained by the Attorney General's office shall not be disclosed to the public, including the applicant, by the Attorney General's office. Provides that the records, while in the possession of the Attorney General's office, are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act.

## 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=10000HB5267&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110981&DocNum=5267&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5267eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110981&DocNum=5267&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5267enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110981&DocNum=5267&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2018-04-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2018-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- **2018-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0690 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fdc20b2-7a36-40ae-8aaf-216d96827bef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).