104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1469 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and involuntary sexual servitude of a minor in the definition of "sex offense" under the Act. LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1469 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and involuntary sexual servitude of a minor in the definition of "sex offense" under the Act. LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1469 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and involuntary sexual servitude of a minor in the definition of "sex offense" under the Act. LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b A BILL FOR HB1469LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by 5 changing Section 2 as follows: 6 (730 ILCS 150/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 222) 7 Sec. 2. Definitions. 8 (A) As used in this Article, "sex offender" means any 9 person who is: 10 (1) charged pursuant to Illinois law, or any 11 substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military 12 Justice, sister state, or foreign country law, with a sex 13 offense set forth in subsection (B) of this Section or the 14 attempt to commit an included sex offense, and: 15 (a) is convicted of such offense or an attempt to 16 commit such offense; or 17 (b) is found not guilty by reason of insanity of 18 such offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or 19 (c) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 20 pursuant to Section 104-25(c) of the Code of Criminal 21 Procedure of 1963 of such offense or an attempt to 22 commit such offense; or 23 (d) is the subject of a finding not resulting in an 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1469 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and involuntary sexual servitude of a minor in the definition of "sex offense" under the Act. LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b A BILL FOR 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 2 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 2 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 2 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to Section 2 104-25(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 3 for the alleged commission or attempted commission of 4 such offense; or 5 (e) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 6 following a hearing conducted pursuant to a federal, 7 Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or 8 foreign country law substantially similar to Section 9 104-25(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of 10 such offense or of the attempted commission of such 11 offense; or 12 (f) is the subject of a finding not resulting in an 13 acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to a 14 federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister 15 state, or foreign country law substantially similar to 16 Section 104-25(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 17 1963 for the alleged violation or attempted commission 18 of such offense; or 19 (2) declared as a sexually dangerous person pursuant 20 to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, or any 21 substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military 22 Justice, sister state, or foreign country law; or 23 (3) subject to the provisions of Section 2 of the 24 Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act; 25 or 26 (4) found to be a sexually violent person pursuant to HB1469 - 2 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 3 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 3 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 3 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or any 2 substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military 3 Justice, sister state, or foreign country law; or 4 (5) adjudicated a juvenile delinquent as the result of 5 committing or attempting to commit an act which, if 6 committed by an adult, would constitute any of the 7 offenses specified in item (B), (C), or (C-5) of this 8 Section or a violation of any substantially similar 9 federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, 10 or foreign country law, or found guilty under Article V of 11 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 of committing or attempting 12 to commit an act which, if committed by an adult, would 13 constitute any of the offenses specified in item (B), (C), 14 or (C-5) of this Section or a violation of any 15 substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military 16 Justice, sister state, or foreign country law. 17 Convictions that result from or are connected with the 18 same act, or result from offenses committed at the same time, 19 shall be counted for the purpose of this Article as one 20 conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is not a 21 conviction for purposes of this Article. 22 For purposes of this Section, "convicted" shall have the 23 same meaning as "adjudicated". 24 (B) As used in this Article, "sex offense" means: 25 (1) A violation of any of the following Sections of 26 the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: HB1469 - 3 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 4 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 4 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 4 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 10-9 (involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual 2 servitude of a minor, trafficking in persons), 3 11-20.1 (child pornography), 4 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child 5 pornography), 6 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 7 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child), 8 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct), 9 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a 10 disability), 11 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 12 11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 13 11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 14 11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile 15 prostitution), 16 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping), 17 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), 18 11-25 (grooming), 19 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling to 20 meet a child), 21 11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), 22 11-1.30 or 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual 23 assault), 24 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual 25 assault of a child), 26 11-1.50 or 12-15 (criminal sexual abuse), HB1469 - 4 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 5 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 5 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 5 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 11-1.60 or 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual 2 abuse), 3 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child). 4 An attempt to commit any of these offenses. 5 (1.5) A violation of any of the following Sections of 6 the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 7 when the victim is a person under 18 years of age, the 8 defendant is not a parent of the victim, the offense was 9 sexually motivated as defined in Section 10 of the Sex 10 Offender Evaluation and Treatment Act, and the offense was 11 committed on or after January 1, 1996: 12 10-1 (kidnapping), 13 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping), 14 10-3 (unlawful restraint), 15 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint). 16 If the offense was committed before January 1, 1996, 17 it is a sex offense requiring registration only when the 18 person is convicted of any felony after July 1, 2011, and 19 paragraph (2.1) of subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act 20 applies. 21 (1.6) First degree murder under Section 9-1 of the 22 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 23 provided the offense was sexually motivated as defined in 24 Section 10 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act. 25 (1.7) (Blank). 26 (1.8) A violation or attempted violation of Section HB1469 - 5 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 6 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 6 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 6 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 11-11 (sexual relations within families) of the Criminal 2 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, and the offense 3 was committed on or after June 1, 1997. If the offense was 4 committed before June 1, 1997, it is a sex offense 5 requiring registration only when the person is convicted 6 of any felony after July 1, 2011, and paragraph (2.1) of 7 subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act applies. 8 (1.9) Child abduction under paragraph (10) of 9 subsection (b) of Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 10 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 committed by luring or 11 attempting to lure a child under the age of 16 into a motor 12 vehicle, building, house trailer, or dwelling place 13 without the consent of the parent or lawful custodian of 14 the child for other than a lawful purpose and the offense 15 was committed on or after January 1, 1998, provided the 16 offense was sexually motivated as defined in Section 10 of 17 the Sex Offender Management Board Act. If the offense was 18 committed before January 1, 1998, it is a sex offense 19 requiring registration only when the person is convicted 20 of any felony after July 1, 2011, and paragraph (2.1) of 21 subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act applies. 22 (1.10) A violation or attempted violation of any of 23 the following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the 24 Criminal Code of 2012 when the offense was committed on or 25 after July 1, 1999: 26 10-4 (forcible detention, if the victim is under HB1469 - 6 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 7 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 7 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 7 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 18 years of age), provided the offense was sexually 2 motivated as defined in Section 10 of the Sex Offender 3 Management Board Act, 4 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 5 11-14.3 that involves soliciting for a prostitute, 6 or 11-15 (soliciting for a prostitute, if the victim 7 is under 18 years of age), 8 subdivision (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 9 11-14.3, or Section 11-16 (pandering, if the victim is 10 under 18 years of age), 11 11-18 (patronizing a prostitute, if the victim is 12 under 18 years of age), 13 subdivision (a)(2)(C) of Section 11-14.3, or 14 Section 11-19 (pimping, if the victim is under 18 15 years of age). 16 If the offense was committed before July 1, 1999, it 17 is a sex offense requiring registration only when the 18 person is convicted of any felony after July 1, 2011, and 19 paragraph (2.1) of subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act 20 applies. 21 (1.11) A violation or attempted violation of any of 22 the following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the 23 Criminal Code of 2012 when the offense was committed on or 24 after August 22, 2002: 25 11-9 or 11-30 (public indecency for a third or 26 subsequent conviction). HB1469 - 7 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 8 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 8 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 8 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 If the third or subsequent conviction was imposed 2 before August 22, 2002, it is a sex offense requiring 3 registration only when the person is convicted of any 4 felony after July 1, 2011, and paragraph (2.1) of 5 subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act applies. 6 (1.12) A violation or attempted violation of Section 7 5.1 of the Wrongs to Children Act or Section 11-9.1A of the 8 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 9 (permitting sexual abuse) when the offense was committed 10 on or after August 22, 2002. If the offense was committed 11 before August 22, 2002, it is a sex offense requiring 12 registration only when the person is convicted of any 13 felony after July 1, 2011, and paragraph (2.1) of 14 subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act applies. 15 (2) A violation of any former law of this State 16 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in 17 subsection (B) of this Section. 18 (C) A conviction for an offense of federal law, Uniform 19 Code of Military Justice, or the law of another state or a 20 foreign country that is substantially equivalent to any 21 offense listed in subsections (B), (C), (E), and (E-5) of this 22 Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose of this 23 Article. A finding or adjudication as a sexually dangerous 24 person or a sexually violent person under any federal law, 25 Uniform Code of Military Justice, or the law of another state 26 or foreign country that is substantially equivalent to the HB1469 - 8 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 9 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 9 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 9 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 Sexually Dangerous Persons Act or the Sexually Violent Persons 2 Commitment Act shall constitute an adjudication for the 3 purposes of this Article. 4 (C-5) A person at least 17 years of age at the time of the 5 commission of the offense who is convicted of first degree 6 murder under Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the 7 Criminal Code of 2012, against a person under 18 years of age, 8 shall be required to register for natural life. A conviction 9 for an offense of federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 sister state, or foreign country law that is substantially 11 equivalent to any offense listed in subsection (C-5) of this 12 Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose of this 13 Article. This subsection (C-5) applies to a person who 14 committed the offense before June 1, 1996 if: (i) the person is 15 incarcerated in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility 16 on August 20, 2004 (the effective date of Public Act 93-977), 17 or (ii) subparagraph (i) does not apply and the person is 18 convicted of any felony after July 1, 2011, and paragraph 19 (2.1) of subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act applies. 20 (C-6) A person who is convicted or adjudicated delinquent 21 of first degree murder as defined in Section 9-1 of the 22 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, against a 23 person 18 years of age or over, shall be required to register 24 for his or her natural life. A conviction for an offense of 25 federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or 26 foreign country law that is substantially equivalent to any HB1469 - 9 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 10 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 10 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 10 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 offense listed in subsection (C-6) of this Section shall 2 constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Article. This 3 subsection (C-6) does not apply to those individuals released 4 from incarceration more than 10 years prior to January 1, 2012 5 (the effective date of Public Act 97-154). 6 (D) As used in this Article, "law enforcement agency 7 having jurisdiction" means the Chief of Police in each of the 8 municipalities in which the sex offender expects to reside, 9 work, or attend school (1) upon his or her discharge, parole or 10 release or (2) during the service of his or her sentence of 11 probation or conditional discharge, or the Sheriff of the 12 county, in the event no Police Chief exists or if the offender 13 intends to reside, work, or attend school in an unincorporated 14 area. "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" includes 15 the location where out-of-state students attend school and 16 where out-of-state employees are employed or are otherwise 17 required to register. 18 (D-1) As used in this Article, "supervising officer" means 19 the assigned Illinois Department of Corrections parole agent 20 or county probation officer. 21 (E) As used in this Article, "sexual predator" means any 22 person who, after July 1, 1999, is: 23 (1) Convicted for an offense of federal, Uniform Code 24 of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country law 25 that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in 26 subsection (E) or (E-5) of this Section shall constitute a HB1469 - 10 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 11 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 11 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 11 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 conviction for the purpose of this Article. Convicted of a 2 violation or attempted violation of any of the following 3 Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code 4 of 2012: 5 10-5.1 (luring of a minor), 6 11-14.4 that involves keeping a place of juvenile 7 prostitution, or 11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile 8 prostitution), 9 subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) of Section 11-14.4, 10 or Section 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11 subdivision (a)(4) of Section 11-14.4, or Section 12 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), 13 11-20.1 (child pornography), 14 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child 15 pornography), 16 11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), 17 11-1.30 or 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual 18 assault), 19 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual 20 assault of a child), 21 11-1.60 or 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual 22 abuse), 23 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child); 24 (2) (blank); 25 (3) declared as a sexually dangerous person pursuant 26 to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act or any substantially HB1469 - 11 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 12 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 12 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 12 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister 2 state, or foreign country law; 3 (4) found to be a sexually violent person pursuant to 4 the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or any 5 substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military 6 Justice, sister state, or foreign country law; 7 (5) convicted of a second or subsequent offense which 8 requires registration pursuant to this Act. For purposes 9 of this paragraph (5), "convicted" shall include a 10 conviction under any substantially similar Illinois, 11 federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, 12 or foreign country law; 13 (6) (blank); or 14 (7) if the person was convicted of an offense set 15 forth in this subsection (E) on or before July 1, 1999, the 16 person is a sexual predator for whom registration is 17 required only when the person is convicted of a felony 18 offense after July 1, 2011, and paragraph (2.1) of 19 subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act applies. 20 (E-5) As used in this Article, "sexual predator" also 21 means a person convicted of a violation or attempted violation 22 of any of the following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 23 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 24 (1) Section 9-1 (first degree murder, when the victim 25 was a person under 18 years of age and the defendant was at 26 least 17 years of age at the time of the commission of the HB1469 - 12 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 13 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 13 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 13 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 offense, provided the offense was sexually motivated as 2 defined in Section 10 of the Sex Offender Management Board 3 Act); 4 (2) Section 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person 5 with a disability); 6 (3) when the victim is a person under 18 years of age, 7 the defendant is not a parent of the victim, the offense 8 was sexually motivated as defined in Section 10 of the Sex 9 Offender Management Board Act, and the offense was 10 committed on or after January 1, 1996: (A) Section 10-1 11 (kidnapping), (B) Section 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping), 12 (C) Section 10-3 (unlawful restraint), and (D) Section 13 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint); and 14 (4) Section 10-5(b)(10) (child abduction committed by 15 luring or attempting to lure a child under the age of 16 16 into a motor vehicle, building, house trailer, or dwelling 17 place without the consent of the parent or lawful 18 custodian of the child for other than a lawful purpose and 19 the offense was committed on or after January 1, 1998, 20 provided the offense was sexually motivated as defined in 21 Section 10 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act). 22 (E-10) As used in this Article, "sexual predator" also 23 means a person required to register in another State due to a 24 conviction, adjudication or other action of any court 25 triggering an obligation to register as a sex offender, sexual 26 predator, or substantially similar status under the laws of HB1469 - 13 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 14 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 14 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 14 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b 1 that State. 2 (F) As used in this Article, "out-of-state student" means 3 any sex offender, as defined in this Section, or sexual 4 predator who is enrolled in Illinois, on a full-time or 5 part-time basis, in any public or private educational 6 institution, including, but not limited to, any secondary 7 school, trade or professional institution, or institution of 8 higher learning. 9 (G) As used in this Article, "out-of-state employee" means 10 any sex offender, as defined in this Section, or sexual 11 predator who works in Illinois, regardless of whether the 12 individual receives payment for services performed, for a 13 period of time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of 14 time of 30 or more days during any calendar year. Persons who 15 operate motor vehicles in the State accrue one day of 16 employment time for any portion of a day spent in Illinois. 17 (H) As used in this Article, "school" means any public or 18 private educational institution, including, but not limited 19 to, any elementary or secondary school, trade or professional 20 institution, or institution of higher education. 21 (I) As used in this Article, "fixed residence" means any 22 and all places that a sex offender resides for an aggregate 23 period of time of 5 or more days in a calendar year. 24 (J) As used in this Article, "Internet protocol address" 25 means the string of numbers by which a location on the Internet 26 is identified by routers or other computers connected to the HB1469 - 14 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469- 15 -LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 15 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 15 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b HB1469 - 15 - LRB104 06727 RLC 16763 b