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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves domestic violence, evidence of the defendant's commission of another offense or offenses of domestic violence is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5264"
citation: "Illinois HB 5264 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51217eaf-4853-4215-97e0-122314c73292"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5264&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65433&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "05e32de1c8afe94dad3cd09d87a93fd2a6097d2790f9f26a02c5b5c488694013"
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 5264 (97th) — CRIM PRO-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves domestic violence, evidence of the defendant's commission of another offense or offenses of domestic violence is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Effective immediately.
## 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=09700HB5264&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65433&DocNum=5264&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5264eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65433&DocNum=5264&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5264enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65433&DocNum=5264&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Arthur Turner — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-10** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-14** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-16** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2012
- **2012-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2012
- **2012-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1036 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51217eaf-4853-4215-97e0-122314c73292`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).