republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5922.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "NO CONTACT ORDER-SHORT FORM"
description: "Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act and the Civil No Contact Order Act. Provides that the sheriff, a law enforcement official, special process server, or a specified category of personnel in the Department of Corrections may serve a respondent with a short form notification of a civil no contact order or a stalking no contact order, which must include this information: names of the protected parties; date and county in which the no contact order was filed; hearing date and time; conditions that apply to the respondent; and related information. Provides that the short form notification must also inform the respondent that the no contact order is in effect, that he or she must obtain a copy of the order, and that he or she is subject to arrest for any violation of the order. Provides that a law enforcement official may detain a respondent for a reasonable time necessary to prepare and to serve the short form notification. Provides that the Attorney General shall provide adequate copies of the short form to law enforcement agencies. Makes related changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5922"
citation: "Illinois HB 5922 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd4998f5-0325-416f-bc3f-5cf71fbbf5dc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5922&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66426&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "a2f90639a42ae14412b68159649c78c4814933423d9653f6405fa8d561be50ac"
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 5922 (97th) — NO CONTACT ORDER-SHORT FORM

Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act and the Civil No Contact Order Act. Provides that the sheriff, a law enforcement official, special process server, or a specified category of personnel in the Department of Corrections may serve a respondent with a short form notification of a civil no contact order or a stalking no contact order, which must include this information: names of the protected parties; date and county in which the no contact order was filed; hearing date and time; conditions that apply to the respondent; and related information. Provides that the short form notification must also inform the respondent that the no contact order is in effect, that he or she must obtain a copy of the order, and that he or she is subject to arrest for any violation of the order. Provides that a law enforcement official may detain a respondent for a reasonable time necessary to prepare and to serve the short form notification. Provides that the Attorney General shall provide adequate copies of the short form to law enforcement agencies. Makes related changes.

## 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=09700HB5922&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66426&DocNum=5922&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5922eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66426&DocNum=5922&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5922enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66426&DocNum=5922&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William Cunningham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** 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
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 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; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1017 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd4998f5-0325-416f-bc3f-5cf71fbbf5dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).