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Criminal Justice

Every criminal justice bill, vote, and legislator stance in Illinois, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
220
104th Regular Session
Top supporter
Joyce Mason
100% support rate
Top opponent
Marty McLaughlin
0% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving criminal justice in Illinois

Legislators moving criminal justice in Illinois
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Votes
Joyce Mason
Joyce Mason House · District 61
D
Strong +
100% 124
Don Harmon
Don Harmon Senate · District 39
D
Strong +
100% 45
Doris Turner
Doris Turner Senate · District 48
D
Strong +
100% 47
LJ
Lilian Jiménez House · District 4
D
Strong +
99% 195
Maurice West
Maurice West House · District 67
D
Strong +
99% 185
Marty McLaughlin
Marty McLaughlin House · District 52
R
Strong −
0% 129
Li Arellano
Li Arellano Senate · District 37
R
Strong −
0% 57
Brad Halbrook
Brad Halbrook House · District 107
R
Strong −
2% 131
Regan Deering
Regan Deering House · District 88
R
Strong −
2% 124
Neil Anderson
Neil Anderson Senate · District 47
R
Strong −
3% 100
Showing 201–210 of 220 bills

All criminal justice bills

in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 6, 2025

SB 2026: CRIM CD-TERRORISM-CATASTROPHE

Amends the Terrorism Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "terrorist act" includes any act that is intended to cause or create and does cause or create substantial damage to or destruction of any building or facility containing an entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Provides in the offense of causing a catastrophe that "vital public facility" includes an entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Effective immediately.
Sub-Topics Women's Health
in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 18, 2025

SB 2376: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the denial of pretrial release statute to the contrary, a non-citizen of the United States who entered the United States without a legal visa issued by the United States Department of State and who has been charged in the State with an offense for which pretrial detention may be ordered by the court and, at the time of the commission of the offense, did not have a legal visa is not eligible for pretrial release and must be held in pretrial detention pending trial.
in committee · Illinois · House Jan 6, 2026

HB 1479: CRIM PRO-REVOKE PRETRIAL REL

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, upon petition of the State's Attorney of the county prosecuting a defendant on pretrial release or upon motion of the court, the court may revoke or impose sanctions on a defendant who is released on pretrial release if the defendant has violated any of the conditions of pretrial release.
Sub-Topics Courts
in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 19, 2025

SB 290: CRIM CD-VIOL ORDER PROTECT

SB 290 increases penalties for violating court-issued protection orders by elevating the offense from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony. This applies specifically to individuals with prior convictions for domestic battery, violation of protection orders, or similar offenses against family members. Repeat violations now require a minimum 24-hour jail sentence, though courts may waive this if they deem it unjust. The bill does not change how protection orders are issued but makes legal consequences more severe for repeat offenders.
Sub-Topics Domestic Violence
in committee · Illinois · Senate Apr 11, 2025

SB 1554: CRIM CD-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENC

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that certain forms of false personation may be accomplished by artificial intelligence. Defines "artificial intelligence".
in committee · Illinois · House Mar 3, 2025

HB 78: AGGRAVATED FLEEING PEACE OFCR

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalties for aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class 4 felony for a first violation to a Class 2 felony and from a Class 3 violation for a second or subsequent offense to a Class 1 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Defines "forcible felony" for the purposes of detainable offenses to include aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer.
Sub-Topics Law Enforcement
in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 2679: CRIM CD-TERRORISM-CATASTROPHE

Amends the Terrorism Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "terrorist act" includes any act that is intended to cause or create and does cause or create substantial damage to or destruction of any building or facility containing an entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Provides in the offense of causing a catastrophe that "vital public facility" includes an entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Effective immediately.
Sub-Topics Women's Health
in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2379: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-PENALTIES

Amends the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court is encouraged to impose (i) a minimum penalty of 48 (rather than 24) hours imprisonment for a first violation of a civil no contact order, an order of protection, or a protective order and (ii) a minimum penalty of 96 (rather than 48) hours imprisonment for a second or subsequent violation of a civil no contact order, an order of protection, or a protective order.
Sub-Topics Domestic Violence
in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2139: CRIM PRO-CATEGORY A OFFENSE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In the definition of "Category A offense" for bail and pretrial release purposes, includes aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, escape, and violation of bail bond or pretrial release.
Sub-Topics Law Enforcement
in committee · Illinois · Senate Jun 2, 2025

SB 1489: FOIA-CRIM JUSTICE AGENCY

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying a law enforcement record created for law enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic record management system if the law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency (rather than only the law enforcement agency) that is the recipient of the request did not create the record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the record, and only has access to the record through the shared electronic record management system.
Sub-Topics Law Enforcement Tags Government Transparency
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