republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-3023.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD SEX OFFENDER-PLAYGROUND"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes it unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present in or loiter on a public way within 500 feet of any publicly accessible privately owned building with playground or recreation facilities or on real property comprising any publicly accessible privately owned building with playground or recreation facilities. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3023"
citation: "Illinois HB 3023 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 76
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bc34dd4-2511-4054-9437-11c44d352300"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3023&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74874&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d3831c7c7cd4823ae434b479ac33d5e2e20da29221177df64b3a1e0ed699a463"
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 3023 (98th) — CHILD SEX OFFENDER-PLAYGROUND

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes it unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present in or loiter on a public way within 500 feet of any publicly accessible privately owned building with playground or recreation facilities or on real property comprising any publicly accessible privately owned building with playground or recreation facilities. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

## 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=09800HB3023&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74874&DocNum=3023&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3023eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74874&DocNum=3023&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3023enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74874&DocNum=3023&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frances Ann Hurley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-03-20** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary; 002-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
- **2013-05-08** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0266 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bc34dd4-2511-4054-9437-11c44d352300`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).