republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-2902.md

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Bill	CHILD ABUSE-REPORTING-PENALTY	Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 4 felony (instead of a Class A misdemeanor) if he or she knowingly transmits a false report of child abuse or neglect to DCFS or knowingly and willfully commits another violation of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act's mandated reporting provisions. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (instead of Class 4) felony for a second or subsequent violation. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 2902	Illinois HB 2902 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	51	3	2003-02-21	2003-08-05	openstates	ocd-bill/05b99f90-513f-41cc-9b4d-8027ad0b7c1d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2902&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5454&SessionID=3&GA=93	765cf93bbb0f79e7afdb6a73b37adfc6a2e42dfcf2aba7af8c77c50bfb27665f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2902 (93rd) — CHILD ABUSE-REPORTING-PENALTY

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 4 felony (instead of a Class A misdemeanor) if he or she knowingly transmits a false report of child abuse or neglect to DCFS or knowingly and willfully commits another violation of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act's mandated reporting provisions. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (instead of Class 4) felony for a second or subsequent violation. 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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–3 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 113–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
• Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos filing
• 2003-02-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-26 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2003-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-001-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-20 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-20 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
• 2003-03-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
• 2003-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-003-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-04-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2003-04-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-03 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-16 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
• 2003-05-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003
• 2003-05-16 Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. reading-3
• 2003-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2003-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard amendment-introduction
• 2003-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2003-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2003-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 006-000-000
• 2003-05-29 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Dillard amendment-passage
• 2003-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2003-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-29 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
• 2003-05-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2003-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sandra M. Pihos; Motion #1
• 2003-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2003-06-01 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 1, 2003
• 2003-06-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-002-000
• 2003-06-01 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-05 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-05 Effective Date August 5, 2003
• 2003-08-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0431 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/05b99f90-513f-41cc-9b4d-8027ad0b7c1d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).