Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

725 ILCS 5/112A-3

from Ch. 38, par. 112A-3

725 ILCS 5/112A-5.1 new

725 ILCS 5/112A-21

from Ch. 38, par. 112A-21

750 ILCS 60/103

from Ch. 40, par. 2311-3

750 ILCS 60/202.5 new

750 ILCS 60/221

from Ch. 40, par. 2312-21

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Includes coercive control behavior in the definition of "abuse". Defines "coercive control behavior" as a pattern of behavior that unreasonably interferes with a person's free will and personal liberty. Provides that if the court finds that a pattern of frivolous and intentionally fabricated pleadings or motions are filed by one party, the court shall sanction the party in an appropriate manner to allow the proceedings to continue without undue delay or obstruction by the party filing the pleadings. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/5/2022	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
1/5/2022	House	First Reading
1/5/2022	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

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