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type: "Bill"
title: "SEX OFFENDER REG-PROCEDURES"
description: "Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall send (rather than mail) a quarterly nonforwardable verification letter or an electronic verification letter to each registered person who has been adjudicated to be sexually dangerous or is a sexually violent person and is later released, or found to be no longer sexually dangerous or no longer a sexually violent person and discharged, beginning 90 days from the date of his or her last registration. Provides that to any other person registered under the Act, the Illinois State Police shall send (rather than mail) an annual nonforwardable verification letter or an electronic verification letter, beginning one year from the date of his or her last registration. Provides that a person required to register under the Act who is sent (rather than mailed) a verification letter or an electronic verification letter shall complete, sign, and return the enclosed verification form to the Illinois State Police postmarked or time and date stamped within 10 days after the mailing date or time and date stamp of the letter. Provides that the person who is to receive the verification letter shall notify the Illinois State Police as to which method of notification the registered person receives. Provides that registration shall consist of a statement in writing signed by the person giving the information that is required by the Illinois State Police, which shall (rather than may) include the fingerprints and shall include a current photograph of the person, which shall be updated annually. Provides that moneys in the Offender Registration Fund shall be allocated pursuant to the Act and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, respectively. Effective January 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 3492"
citation: "Illinois HB 3492 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justin Slaughter", "Robert Peters"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5ae930f-b9e3-4529-9206-0c3b1da29309"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3492&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=162155&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "3ce1086f4889b6200115180b083d3993dc1b4a8107221e2ab0a762b0ebd57c4e"
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 3492 (104th) — SEX OFFENDER REG-PROCEDURES
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall send (rather than mail) a quarterly nonforwardable verification letter or an electronic verification letter to each registered person who has been adjudicated to be sexually dangerous or is a sexually violent person and is later released, or found to be no longer sexually dangerous or no longer a sexually violent person and discharged, beginning 90 days from the date of his or her last registration. Provides that to any other person registered under the Act, the Illinois State Police shall send (rather than mail) an annual nonforwardable verification letter or an electronic verification letter, beginning one year from the date of his or her last registration. Provides that a person required to register under the Act who is sent (rather than mailed) a verification letter or an electronic verification letter shall complete, sign, and return the enclosed verification form to the Illinois State Police postmarked or time and date stamped within 10 days after the mailing date or time and date stamp of the letter. Provides that the person who is to receive the verification letter shall notify the Illinois State Police as to which method of notification the registered person receives. Provides that registration shall consist of a statement in writing signed by the person giving the information that is required by the Illinois State Police, which shall (rather than may) include the fingerprints and shall include a current photograph of the person, which shall be updated annually. Provides that moneys in the Offender Registration Fund shall be allocated pursuant to the Act and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, respectively. Effective January 1, 2026.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3492.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3492eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3492ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3492sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3492enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Criminal Law, Amendment 1 — **73** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **6639** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3718** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Justin Slaughter — primary (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2025-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-11** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2025-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava
- **2025-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2025 `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2025-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Robert Peters
- **2025-10-28** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2025-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2025-10-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-003-000
- **2025-10-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters `amendment-passage`
- **2025-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-10-29** Third Reading - Passed; 037-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-10-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2025-10-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2025-10-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
- **2025-10-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2025-10-30** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2025-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2025-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2025-10-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2025-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 066-039-000
- **2025-10-30** House Concurs
- **2025-10-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-10-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2025-11-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-12** Effective Date June 1, 2026; some provisions
- **2025-12-12** Effective Date January 1, 2028; some provisions
- **2025-12-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0449 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5ae930f-b9e3-4529-9206-0c3b1da29309`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).