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type: "Bill"
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title: "SEX OFFENDER-VICTIM HARASS"
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description: "Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that any person who is required to register under the Act who harasses a victim or family member of a victim of the offense for which the sex offender is required to register under the Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Defines \"harass\"."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 277"
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citation: "Illinois HB 277 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 65
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2011-01-27"
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last_action: "2011-08-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e083f27d-c15f-4ada-8cd2-01eb5e972e64"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=277&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=55304&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "3c2bbde45c9529f6dd0cc45b4cd8c9f765a3e298939519fd3b3e3b857ddf0c95"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 277 (97th) — SEX OFFENDER-VICTIM HARASS
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Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that any person who is required to register under the Act who harasses a victim or family member of a victim of the offense for which the sex offender is required to register under the Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Defines "harass".
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0277&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55304&DocNum=277&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0277eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55304&DocNum=277&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0277enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55304&DocNum=277&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
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- William Cunningham — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `filing`
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- **2011-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2011-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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- **2011-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
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- **2011-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
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- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-06** Postponed - Criminal Law
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- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
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- **2011-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
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- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
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- **2011-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2011-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
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- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Cunningham
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- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
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- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000
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- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0468 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e083f27d-c15f-4ada-8cd2-01eb5e972e64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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