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Introduced
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
In Committee
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Includes, in the minimum curriculum for police training schools, training in investigating domestic minor sex trafficking. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that a child shall be considered abused regardless of the perpetrator of the abuse if the child is a human trafficking victim. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides for immediate expungement of juvenile court and law enforcement records of minors who are human trafficking victims involved in prostitution. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes a provision that provides that commercial sexual activity and sexually-explicit performances are forms of activities that are "services" under the human trafficking statute. Provides that involuntary sexual servitude of a minor includes purchasing sexual services of the minor whether from the trafficker or minor. Provides that it is not a defense to involuntary sexual servitude of a minor that the accused reasonably believed the trafficking victim to be 18 years of age or over. Eliminates other mistake of age defenses concerning grooming and patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution. Provides that a person who is a victim of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor is deemed a crime victim and is eligible for protections afforded to crime victims. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to permit a motion to vacate an adjudication of delinquency of a human trafficking victim who engaged in prostitution. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Makes violations concerning trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses registrable offenses under the Act. Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act to provide that a trafficking victim who is under 18 years of age is not subject to the filing requirements of the Act and is not subject to the eligibility requirements of the Act.
AI Summary
This bill addresses human trafficking by making several significant changes to Illinois law across multiple statutes. The key provisions include expanding police training to include investigating domestic minor sex trafficking, broadening the definition of child abuse to include human trafficking victims, and providing protections for minors who are victims of trafficking. Specifically, the bill mandates immediate expungement of juvenile court and law enforcement records for minors who are human trafficking victims involved in prostitution, eliminates certain age-related legal defenses for perpetrators, and ensures that trafficking victims under 18 are deemed crime victims eligible for various protections and services. The legislation removes previously existing provisions that could potentially blame or criminalize trafficking victims, such as mistake of age defenses, and adds new provisions to support and protect trafficking victims, including making trafficking-related offenses registrable under the Sex Offender Registration Act and exempting minor trafficking victims from filing requirements under the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The bill aims to strengthen legal protections for trafficking victims, particularly minors, and improve the state's approach to addressing and preventing human trafficking.
Sponsors (6)
Jason Plummer (R)*,
Chris Balkema (R),
Andrew Chesney (R),
Don DeWitte (R),
Dale Fowler (R),
Craig Wilcox (R),
Last Action
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (on 04/07/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2361&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB2361.htm |
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