republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-295.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SEX OFFENDER REG-HIGHER ED"
description: "Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a sex offender shall also register with the public safety or security director of the institution of higher education which he or she is employed at or attends. Provides that the registration fees shall only apply to the municipality or county of primary registration, and not to campus registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 295"
citation: "Illinois HB 295 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-27"
last_action: "2011-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ad4d083-22a9-4dea-a5e7-9a35647b5f3b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=295&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=55672&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4b87199439eb427b909ea414c168b754795e699fa9bc4ada6a24138295da210d"
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 295 (97th) — SEX OFFENDER REG-HIGHER ED

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a sex offender shall also register with the public safety or security director of the institution of higher education which he or she is employed at or attends. Provides that the registration fees shall only apply to the municipality or county of primary registration, and not to campus registration.

## 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=09700HB0295&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55672&DocNum=295&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0295eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55672&DocNum=295&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0295enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55672&DocNum=295&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca `filing`
- **2011-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2011-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2011-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2011-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2011-03-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Held in Criminal Law
- **2011-05-11** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2011-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2011
- **2011-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2011
- **2011-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0155 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ad4d083-22a9-4dea-a5e7-9a35647b5f3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).