SB3935 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

DOM VIOLENCE-ORDERS
Last Action
2/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Assignments
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Robert Peters
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 5/112A-11.5  
750 ILCS 60/201  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner may not be denied a protective order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor or solely upon the basis that the respondent or petitioner is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the issuance of the order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed by: (i) a crime victim who was abused by an family or household member before the incarceration of the offender in a penal institution, and the offender is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing of the petition; or (ii) any person who has previously suffered abuse by a family or household member convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery; any other offense that would constitute domestic violence; or a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed against another person. Effective immediately.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/06/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
2/06/2026SenateFirst Reading
2/06/2026SenateReferred to Assignments