republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-536.md

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Bill	GENDER VIOLENCE-NEW	Creates the Gender Violence Act. Provides that any person who has been subjected to gender-related violence may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief against the person who committed that act. Requires commencement of an action within 10 years after the cause of action accrued or, if the person is a minor, within 7 years after the person turns 18. Applies only to causes of action accruing on or after the bill's effective date.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 536	Illinois HB 536 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	56	3	2003-01-30	2003-08-05	openstates	ocd-bill/6545d047-86e0-49a0-8466-0287528d579a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=536&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=973&SessionID=3&GA=93	b030fc96f838ee10c638f9b96a9140bc647e6de3678678a65acc45821f1018ce	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 536 (93rd) — GENDER VIOLENCE-NEW

Creates the Gender Violence Act. Provides that any person who has been subjected to gender-related violence may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief against the person who committed that act. Requires commencement of an action within 10 years after the cause of action accrued or, if the person is a minor, within 7 years after the person turns 18. Applies only to causes of action accruing on or after the bill's effective date.

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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Cross — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-01-30 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross filing
• 2003-01-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-01-30 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-04 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
• 2003-03-05 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2003-03-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
• 2003-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2003-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
• 2003-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
• 2003-03-11 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-12 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
• 2003-03-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-12 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-13 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen
• 2003-04-10 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-003-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
• 2003-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2003-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen amendment-introduction
• 2003-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2003-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
• 2003-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ronen amendment-passage
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
• 2003-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
• 2003-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-05-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
• 2003-05-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2003-05-09 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
• 2003-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross; Motion #1
• 2003-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2003-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
• 2003-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
• 2003-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
• 2003-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2003-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2003-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
• 2003-05-29 House Concurs in SA 2
• 2003-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-05 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-05 Effective Date January 1, 2004
• 2003-08-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0416 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6545d047-86e0-49a0-8466-0287528d579a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).