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Bill STALKING-HARASSMENT Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Adds to the definition of "stalking" to include harassment that is conduct that is not necessary to accomplish a purpose that is reasonable under the circumstances, would cause a reasonable person emotional distress, and causes emotional distress to the petitioner. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the following conduct is presumed to cause emotional distress: (i) creating a disturbance at the petitioner's place of employment or school; (ii) repeatedly telephoning the petitioner's place of employment, home, or residence; (iii) repeatedly following the petitioner about in a public place or places; (iv) repeatedly keeping the petitioner under surveillance by remaining present outside his or her home, school, place of employment, vehicle, or other place occupied by the petitioner or by peering in the petitioner's windows; (v) threatening the safety of the petitioner's minor child or family member; or (vi) threatening physical force, confinement, or restraint on one or more occasions. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th HB 2873 Illinois HB 2873 (104th)
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Illinois HB 2873 (104th) — STALKING-HARASSMENT

Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Adds to the definition of "stalking" to include harassment that is conduct that is not necessary to accomplish a purpose that is reasonable under the circumstances, would cause a reasonable person emotional distress, and causes emotional distress to the petitioner. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the following conduct is presumed to cause emotional distress: (i) creating a disturbance at the petitioner's place of employment or school; (ii) repeatedly telephoning the petitioner's place of employment, home, or residence; (iii) repeatedly following the petitioner about in a public place or places; (iv) repeatedly keeping the petitioner under surveillance by remaining present outside his or her home, school, place of employment, vehicle, or other place occupied by the petitioner or by peering in the petitioner's windows; (v) threatening the safety of the petitioner's minor child or family member; or (vi) threatening physical force, confinement, or restraint on one or more occasions. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Criminal Law — 90 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading, Amendment 2 — 160 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1060 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 190 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
  • Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
  • Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
  • Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
  • Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
  • Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
  • Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
  • Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
  • Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
  • Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
  • Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
  • Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
  • Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
  • Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
  • Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz filing
  • 2025-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-04 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2025-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2025-03-12 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
  • 2025-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2025-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2025-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
  • 2025-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
  • 2025-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-04-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  • 2025-04-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2025-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  • 2025-04-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-08 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-04-16 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  • 2025-04-23 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2025-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2025-05-07 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
  • 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 reading-2
  • 2025-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  • 2025-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
  • 2025-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
  • 2025-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  • 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2025-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2025
  • 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0251 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c081aa01-9827-4a45-8eed-99ae3b28c2c5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).