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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-CIVL ACTION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that independent of any criminal prosecution or the result of a criminal prosecution, any person suffering injury as a result of a hate crime may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief if the hate crime was caused by disorderly conduct committed by: (1) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed; (2) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public; or (3) calling the number \"911\" or transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety agency for the purpose of making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and further knows that the call or transmission could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3262"
citation: "Illinois HB 3262 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maurice A. West, II", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b68a909-9a41-4740-8bb8-3d957f91dcf0"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3262&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132194&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "f842aebc8050b90914ec63e4153e1fbf00d8214151d2063b295694d90eb8db4d"
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 3262 (102nd) — CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-CIVL ACTION
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that independent of any criminal prosecution or the result of a criminal prosecution, any person suffering injury as a result of a hate crime may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief if the hate crime was caused by disorderly conduct committed by: (1) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed; (2) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public; or (3) calling the number "911" or transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety agency for the purpose of making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and further knows that the call or transmission could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3262.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3262eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3262enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0468 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b68a909-9a41-4740-8bb8-3d957f91dcf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).