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| Bill | CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-EDUCATION | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any order of probation or conditional discharge entered following a conviction or an adjudication of delinquency for hate crime shall include a condition that the offender enroll in an educational program discouraging hate crimes if the offender caused criminal damage to property consisting of religious fixtures, objects, or decorations. Provides that the educational program may be administered, as determined by the court, by a university, college, community college, non-profit organization, or the Holocaust and Genocide Commission. Effective January 1, 2012. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | SB 1708 | Illinois SB 1708 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 51 | 3 | 2011-02-09 | 2011-07-21 | openstates | ocd-bill/baafd541-cc06-48aa-a20d-31e010af7e61 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1708&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57748&SessionID=84&GA=97 | d319d6605f8053f8d56aacfb840ed7b0ec005b3685d4263c7dfa0c382806e63a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1708 (97th) — CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-EDUCATION
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any order of probation or conditional discharge entered following a conviction or an adjudication of delinquency for hate crime shall include a condition that the offender enroll in an educational program discouraging hate crimes if the offender caused criminal damage to property consisting of religious fixtures, objects, or decorations. Provides that the educational program may be administered, as determined by the court, by a university, college, community college, non-profit organization, or the Holocaust and Genocide Commission. Effective January 1, 2012.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Ann Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Mell — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
filing - 2011-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-09 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-02-23 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2011-03-02 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2011
- 2011-03-03 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2011
- 2011-03-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- 2011-03-31 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-03-31 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-03-31 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- 2011-03-31 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-03-31 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-04-11 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2011-04-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2011-04-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2011-04-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2011-04-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-04-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-05-03 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-05-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-05-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2011-05-10 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-05-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2011-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2011-05-12 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 13, 2011
- 2011-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
filing - 2011-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
referral-committee - 2011-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- 2011-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2011-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-24 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 . . . . . . . . . 97-0161
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/baafd541-cc06-48aa-a20d-31e010af7e61. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).