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type: "Bill"
title: "SEX OFFENDER REG-RETROACTIVE"
description: "Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a sex offender or sexual predator who was not required to register under the Act before the effective date of the amendatory Act now has a duty to register. Provides for notice to those required to register. Requires that persons unable to comply with the registration requirements because of confinement, institutionalization, or imprisonment register within 3 (instead of 5) days after discharge, parole, or release. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1253"
citation: "Illinois HB 1253 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf13c430-41b8-45e4-993a-ffb2520d1bd0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1253&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57228&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3fc29dba3c544e56b56196575548a1d0c337064f1c3c694f5430fa01cb649930"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 1253 (97th) — SEX OFFENDER REG-RETROACTIVE
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a sex offender or sexual predator who was not required to register under the Act before the effective date of the amendatory Act now has a duty to register. Provides for notice to those required to register. Requires that persons unable to comply with the registration requirements because of confinement, institutionalization, or imprisonment register within 3 (instead of 5) days after discharge, parole, or release. Effective July 1, 2011.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1253&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57228&DocNum=1253&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1253eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57228&DocNum=1253&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1253enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57228&DocNum=1253&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8525** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **10210** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **10210** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Deborah Mell — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-025-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2011-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2011-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Held in Criminal Law
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2011
- **2011-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 102-010-000
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 102-010-000
- **2011-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0578 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf13c430-41b8-45e4-993a-ffb2520d1bd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).