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Introduced
01/28/2026
01/28/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits domestic battery if he or she knowingly without legal justification by any means engages in coercive control over a family or household member. Defines "coercive control". Amends the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Includes coercive control in the definition of "abuse". Defines "coercive control".
AI Summary
This bill amends Illinois law to create the offense of "coercive control" as a form of domestic battery, which is defined as a pattern of behavior that unreasonably interferes with a person's free will and personal liberty, aiming to destroy their mental and emotional state and strip away their sense of self, including actions like isolation, deprivation of necessities, monitoring, degradation, threats, and reproductive coercion. This new definition of coercive control is also incorporated into the definitions of "abuse" within the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, which are laws that govern protective orders and domestic violence cases, respectively, thereby expanding the scope of what constitutes abuse and potentially leading to stronger legal protections for victims.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/03/2026)
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