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type: "Bill"
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title: "STALKING-HARASSMENT"
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description: "Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Adds to the definition of \"stalking\" to include harassment that is conduct that is not necessary to accomplish a purpose that is reasonable under the circumstances, would cause a reasonable person emotional distress, and causes emotional distress to the petitioner. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the following conduct is presumed to cause emotional distress: (i) creating a disturbance at the petitioner's place of employment or school; (ii) repeatedly telephoning the petitioner's place of employment, home, or residence; (iii) repeatedly following the petitioner about in a public place or places; (iv) repeatedly keeping the petitioner under surveillance by remaining present outside his or her home, school, place of employment, vehicle, or other place occupied by the petitioner or by peering in the petitioner's windows; (v) threatening the safety of the petitioner's minor child or family member; or (vi) threatening physical force, confinement, or restraint on one or more occasions. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 2873"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2873 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz", "Michael W. Halpin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 62
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c081aa01-9827-4a45-8eed-99ae3b28c2c5"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2873&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161061&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "e4c833451a581cc25bff130e1220bf3275b06fcea4f8ec2a0e8156333875ee57"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2873 (104th) — STALKING-HARASSMENT
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Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Adds to the definition of "stalking" to include harassment that is conduct that is not necessary to accomplish a purpose that is reasonable under the circumstances, would cause a reasonable person emotional distress, and causes emotional distress to the petitioner. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the following conduct is presumed to cause emotional distress: (i) creating a disturbance at the petitioner's place of employment or school; (ii) repeatedly telephoning the petitioner's place of employment, home, or residence; (iii) repeatedly following the petitioner about in a public place or places; (iv) repeatedly keeping the petitioner under surveillance by remaining present outside his or her home, school, place of employment, vehicle, or other place occupied by the petitioner or by peering in the petitioner's windows; (v) threatening the safety of the petitioner's minor child or family member; or (vi) threatening physical force, confinement, or restraint on one or more occasions. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2873.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2873eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2873ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2873ham002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2873enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Criminal Law — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading, Amendment 2 — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
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- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
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- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
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- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
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- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
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- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
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- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
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- Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
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- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
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- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
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- Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
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- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
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- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
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- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
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- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `filing`
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- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2025-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
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- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2025-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2025-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
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- **2025-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
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- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2025-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
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- **2025-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-08** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-16** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Halpin
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- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
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- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
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- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
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- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
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- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0251 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c081aa01-9827-4a45-8eed-99ae3b28c2c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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