Illinois Senate Bill 1205

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-24 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of domestic assault. Provides that a person commits the offense when, without lawful authority, he or she knowingly engages in conduct that places any family or household member in reasonable apprehension of great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement. Provides that if the defendant is arrested for domestic assault, upon release of the defendant from custody pending trial, the court, at the preliminary examination, shall order that the defendant refrain from contact or communication with the victim of the domestic assault and refrain from entering or remaining at the victim's residence for a minimum of 72 consecutive hours. Provides that domestic assault is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "family or household member".

CRIM CD-DOMESTIC ASSAULT

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-01-24	Senate	First Reading
2025-01-24	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-3.1-5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1205&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1205.htm