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type: "Bill"
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title: "GENDER VIOLENCE-NEW"
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description: "Creates the Gender Violence Act. Provides that any person who has been subjected to gender-related violence may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief against the person who committed that act. Requires commencement of an action within 10 years after the cause of action accrued or, if the person is a minor, within 7 years after the person turns 18. Applies only to causes of action accruing on or after the bill's effective date."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 536"
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citation: "Illinois HB 536 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2003-01-30"
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last_action: "2003-08-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6545d047-86e0-49a0-8466-0287528d579a"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=536&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=973&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "b030fc96f838ee10c638f9b96a9140bc647e6de3678678a65acc45821f1018ce"
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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 536 (93rd) — GENDER VIOLENCE-NEW
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Creates the Gender Violence Act. Provides that any person who has been subjected to gender-related violence may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief against the person who committed that act. Requires commencement of an action within 10 years after the cause of action accrued or, if the person is a minor, within 7 years after the person turns 18. Applies only to causes of action accruing on or after the bill's effective date.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0536&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=973&DocNum=536&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0536eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=973&DocNum=536&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0536enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=973&DocNum=536&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Tom Cross — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
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- **2003-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
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- **2003-03-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2003-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
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- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2003-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2003-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2003-03-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2003-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2003 `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
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- **2003-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-13** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen
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- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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- **2003-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
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- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
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- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ronen `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
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- **2003-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
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- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2003-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
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- **2003-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross; Motion #1
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- **2003-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
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- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
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- **2003-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2003-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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- **2003-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
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- **2003-05-29** House Concurs in SA 2
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- **2003-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-08-05** Effective Date January 1, 2004
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- **2003-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0416 `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/6545d047-86e0-49a0-8466-0287528d579a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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