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Bill	CRIM CD-STRANGULATION	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who, in committing a domestic battery, strangles another individual commits aggravated domestic battery. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when he or she, in committing a battery, strangles another individual. Defines "strangle". Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 594	Illinois HB 594 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2009-02-05	2009-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/90105e08-69ec-4ea6-9e89-de64ee0cf5d5	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=594&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41023&SessionID=76&GA=96	fa95c41cd30ce23b3bdd208e4975d0d98c0a996f42afa061ff277322c576addc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 594 (96th) — CRIM CD-STRANGULATION

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who, in committing a domestic battery, strangles another individual commits aggravated domestic battery. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when he or she, in committing a battery, strangles another individual. Defines "strangle". 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 — 115–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski filing
• 2009-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
• 2009-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2009-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
• 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2009-02-11 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-12 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
• 2009-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-03-12 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 reading-1
• 2009-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2009-04-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2009-04-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2009-04-30 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
• 2009-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
• 2009-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2009
• 2009-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0363 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/90105e08-69ec-4ea6-9e89-de64ee0cf5d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).