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| Bill | CRIM CD-SEXUAL ORIENTATION | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that neither a non-violent sexual advance nor the discovery, knowledge, or perception of a person's sex or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship, can be a mitigating factor relevant to the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Also provides that the same conduct does not constitute serious provocation for second degree murder. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | SB 1761 | Illinois SB 1761 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2017-02-09 | 2017-08-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/6f82c255-fcf8-4cf1-a5d2-d45e016eae14 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1761&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104743&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 4bab9a8658ec4341c8f0dc40ffa1d0a3ab6969310a25a97b80332efa793a0123 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1761 (100th) — CRIM CD-SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that neither a non-violent sexual advance nor the discovery, knowledge, or perception of a person's sex or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship, can be a mitigating factor relevant to the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Also provides that the same conduct does not constitute serious provocation for second degree murder.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 104–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
filing - 2017-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-09 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- 2017-02-28 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2017-03-08 Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-002-002
committee-passage - 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
- 2017-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
amendment-introduction - 2017-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2017-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2017-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2017-04-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2017-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2017-04-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2017-04-26 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
- 2017-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
amendment-introduction - 2017-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-04-28 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
reading-3 - 2017-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2017-05-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2017-05-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-001
- 2017-05-05 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Biss
amendment-passage - 2017-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2017-05-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2017-05-05 Third Reading - Passed; 041-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2017-05-08 Arrived in House
introduction - 2017-05-08 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- 2017-05-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-05-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2017-05-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- 2017-05-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- 2017-05-15 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
referral-committee - 2017-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2017-05-19 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2017-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- 2017-05-19 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- 2017-05-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-05-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-05-25 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-05-26 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- 2017-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2018
- 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0460
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6f82c255-fcf8-4cf1-a5d2-d45e016eae14. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).