HB3281
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What this bill does
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person has been abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household member, the officer shall, if appropriate, arrest the abusing, neglecting, and exploiting party except in situations in which the alleged offending party is a juvenile. Provides that if the alleged offender is a juvenile, then the officer, based on the totality of the circumstances, may choose not to arrest the juvenile and instead may divert the juvenile or may assist the juvenile and his family in finding alternative placement.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Matt Hanson advance 23% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
25 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-05-07 |
| AJ Bailey | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-20 |
| Patrick L Kreis | Village of Vernon Hills Police Department | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-20 |
| AJ Bailey | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Benjamin Ruddell | ACLU of Illinois | ACLU of Illinois | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Carrie Boyd | IL Coalition Against Domestic Violence | IL Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Chris Nybo | Chris Nybo LLC | Mutual Ground | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Dan Shomon | Dan Shomon Inc | Kane County States Attorney | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Jamie Mosser | Kane County State's Attorney | Kane County States Attorney | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Jim Kaitschuk | Illinois Sheriffs' Association | Illinois Sheriffs | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| John Millner | John J. Millner And Associates, Inc. | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Linda Maranda | Mutual Ground | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 | |
| Marc Maton | Lemont Police Department | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Illinois State's Attorney Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Patrick L Kreis | Village of Vernon Hills Police Department | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Stephanie Adamson | Mutual Ground, Inc | self | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Jim Morphew | Sorling Northrup | Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-05-07 |
| Dan Shomon | Dan Shomon Inc | Kane County States Attorney | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-09 |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Illinois State's Attorney Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-09 |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Jamie Mosser Kane County States Attorney | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-09 |
| Chris Nybo | Chris Nybo LLC | Mutual Ground | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-08 |
| Jim Morphew | Sorling Northrup | Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts | Opponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-09 |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Illinois State's Attorney Association | No Position On Merits | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-09 |
| Benjamin Ruddell | ACLU of Illinois | ACLU of Illinois | No Position On Merits | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-04-08 |
| Jim Morphew | Sorling Northrup | Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts | No Position On Merits | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-05-29 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Judiciary - Criminal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 15 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 112 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Passed | 112 | — | |
| 2025-05-07 | S | Committee | Judiciary | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 8 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Floor | Third Reading | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 58 | — |
Action History
63 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0290. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Matt Hanson House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned toJudiciary - Criminal Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateJudiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-03-28 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Matt Hanson | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-28 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Criminal Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Patrick Sheehan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedJudiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed112-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Amy Briel Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Justin Slaughter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Dave Vella Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. John F. Curran Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned toJudiciary Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Do PassJudiciary; 008-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. John F. Curran | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toJudiciary | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do AdoptJudiciary; 006-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Linda Holmes Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Darby A. Hills Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Erica Harriss Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Curran | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Cristina Castro Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Chris Balkema Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Jason Plummer Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Sally J. Turner Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Craig Wilcox Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading Rule 5-4(a) | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;058-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed ConcurRep. Matt Hanson | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Seth Lewis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred toJudiciary - Criminal Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be AdoptedJudiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs116-000-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Effective Date November 13, 2025 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0290 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |