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Bill	CRIM CD-CROSS BURNING	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of cross burning, defined as burning or causing to be burned a cross with the intent to intimidate another person or group of persons. Provides that the penalty for the offense is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 3893	Illinois HB 3893 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	55	2	2003-11-05	2004-07-19	openstates	ocd-bill/b3c5ed94-5a30-480e-8806-6a751b8bc1b7	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3893&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7561&SessionID=3&GA=93	bef26e9437878bd3df092d615e271203668e9f061ea683c39a2baf50c8ecf03e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3893 (93rd) — CRIM CD-CROSS BURNING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of cross burning, defined as burning or causing to be burned a cross with the intent to intimidate another person or group of persons. Provides that the penalty for the offense is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

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 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
• Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
• Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-11-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks filing
• 2003-11-05 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-11-05 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2004-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
• 2004-02-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2004-03-02 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2004-03-02 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
• 2004-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
• 2004-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2004-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2004-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
• 2004-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2004-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
• 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
• 2004-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2004-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2004-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2004-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2004-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
• 2004-03-31 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2004-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2004 reading-1
• 2004-04-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2004-04-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-04-01 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-04-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2004-04-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
• 2004-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2004-04-15 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2004-04-22 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
• 2004-04-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2004-04-28 Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
• 2004-05-05 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2004-05-05 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2004-05-05 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-05 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-06-03 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-07-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-07-19 Effective Date January 1, 2005
• 2004-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0764 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b3c5ed94-5a30-480e-8806-6a751b8bc1b7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).