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SB 407 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

CRIM CD-HATE CRIME

Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that harassment through electronic communications by reason of the harassed person's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin is a hate crime. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
Apr 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Mar 19, 2003 Signed Aug 8, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2003 · House May 20, 2003

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Mar 19, 2003
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
18 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 8, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 20, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 10, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 19, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Mar 5, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 28, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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