Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 536 — GENDER VIOLENCE-NEW

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0416

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill HB 536 has reduced the time limits for bringing actions related to gender-related violence. Previously, victims had 10 years to file a claim, but now they have only 7 years for certain claims and 2 years for others. This change is significant as it establishes stricter deadlines to encourage victims to come forward sooner, while still allowing minors additional time once they reach adulthood.

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HB0536 Engrossed LRB093 06702 DRJ 06836 b AN ACT in relation to violence against women.
HB0536 Enrolled LRB093 06702 DRJ 06836 b AN ACT in relation to violence against women.
(1) One or more acts of violence or physical aggression satisfying the elements of battery under the laws of Illinois that are committed, at least in part, on the basis of a person's sex, whether or not those acts HB0536 Engrossed -2- LRB093 06702 DRJ 06836 b have resulted in criminal charges, prosecution, or conviction.
(1) One or more acts of violence or physical aggression satisfying the elements of battery under the laws of Illinois that are committed, at least in part, on the basis of a person's sex, whether or not those acts HB0536 Enrolled -2- LRB093 06702 DRJ 06836 b have resulted in criminal charges, prosecution, or conviction.
An action under this Act must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrued;
An action based on gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of Section 5 must be commenced within 7 years after the cause of action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring the action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the action must be commenced within 7 years after the person reaches the age of 18.
however, if the person entitled to bring the action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the action must be commenced within 7 years after the person reaches the age of 18.
An action based on HB0536 Enrolled -3- LRB093 06702 DRJ 06836 b gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (3) of Section 5 must be commenced within 2 years after the cause of action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring the action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the action must be commenced within 2 years after the person reaches the age of 18.
HB0536 Engrossed -3- LRB093 06702 DRJ 06836 b Section 98.
Section 98.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0416

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2004

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Concurs in SA 2

  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey

  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000

  12. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  14. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  15. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  16. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross; Motion #1

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2

  18. Arrived in House

  19. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  20. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  21. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link

  22. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  23. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis

  24. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ronen

  26. Second Reading

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000

  28. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  29. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen

  31. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  32. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003

  34. Do Pass Judiciary; 007-003-000

  35. Assigned to Judiciary

  36. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen

  37. Referred to Rules

  38. First Reading

  39. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2003

  41. Arrive in Senate

  42. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens

  44. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

  45. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons

  46. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

  47. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  48. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  49. Second Reading - Short Debate

  50. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

  51. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  52. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  53. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  54. Referred to Rules Committee

  55. First Reading

  56. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross

Sponsors

  • Tom Cross · Cosponsor
  • Jacqueline Y. Collins · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Tom Cross
  • Jacqueline Y. Collins

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 2

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 117001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Krause — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Millner — Yea
Moffitt — Not Voting
Mulligan — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Parke — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Brady — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Howard — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49002
Democrat 7000
Republican 0001
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Obama — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Soden — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101005
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 112006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Brunsvold — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Millner — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Morrow — Not Voting
Mulligan — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hartke — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Parke — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Reitz — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Krause — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Lang — Not Voting
Lindner — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Novak — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wait — Yea
Watson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Jones — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Giles — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Younge — Yea
Madigan — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 536 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 536?
HB 536 is sponsored by Tom Cross and Jacqueline Y. Collins.
What is the current status of HB 536?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2003. Enacted.
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