republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5689.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DOM VIOLENCE TASK FORCE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Creates the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force. Requires the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force to develop a statewide effective and feasible prevention course for high school students designed to prevent interpersonal, adolescent violence based on the Step Back Program at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Sets forth the duties of the task force, the composition of the task force, and the underlying purposes of the task force. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5689"
citation: "Illinois HB 5689 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38c28f1e-a672-4a38-87a5-d2408b5ac75e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5689&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66169&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "79b94508a24d77b3627e189e58442192ffa3c02bda612ea6bcf3ab58780aecae"
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 5689 (97th) — SCH CD-DOM VIOLENCE TASK FORCE

Amends the School Code. Creates the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force. Requires the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force to develop a statewide effective and feasible prevention course for high school students designed to prevent interpersonal, adolescent violence based on the Step Back Program at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Sets forth the duties of the task force, the composition of the task force, and the underlying purposes of the task force. 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=09700HB5689&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66169&DocNum=5689&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5689eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66169&DocNum=5689&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5689enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66169&DocNum=5689&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2012-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2012-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2012-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2012-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Education
- **2012-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** 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 . . . . . . . . . 97-1037 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38c28f1e-a672-4a38-87a5-d2408b5ac75e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).