Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5534: POLICE-DOMESTIC ABUSER REGSTRY
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Creates a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders within the Illinois State Police. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall maintain the registry based upon information supplied to the Illinois State Police by court clerks and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall make the registry available for public inquiry on the Internet. Provides that the registry must consist of the persistent domestic violence offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county of convictions, and a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that, if a person is convicted of an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior convictions committed against a domestic abuse victim, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that a defendant who is required to register must be assessed a registration fee in the amount of $150. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall remove from the registry the name and other identifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender after a specified number of years following the defendant's most recent conviction.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5534Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Joe C. SosnowskiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2610/47 new 20 ILCS 2610/47 new ILCS 2610/47 new Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Creates a registry ofpersistent domestic violence offenders within the Illinois State Police.Provides that the Illinois State Police shall maintain the registry basedupon information supplied to the Illinois State Police by court clerks andinformation available to the Illinois State Police from the Department ofCorrections and local law enforcement agencies…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5534Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Joe C. SosnowskiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2610/47 new 20 ILCS 2610/47 new ILCS 2610/47 new Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Creates a registry ofpersistent domestic violence offenders within the Illinois State Police.Provides that the Illinois State Police shall maintain the registry basedupon information supplied to the Illinois State Police by court clerks andinformation available to the Illinois State Police from the Department ofCorrections and local law enforcement agencies. Provides that the IllinoisState Police shall make the registry available for public inquiry on theInternet. Provides that the registry must consist of the persistentdomestic violence offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, countyof convictions, and a current photograph of the persistent domesticviolence offender. Provides that, if a person is convicted of an offensecommitted against a domestic abuse victim and the person convicted has atleast one prior conviction for an offense committed against a domesticabuse victim, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior convictionscommitted against a domestic abuse victim, order the person to register asa persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that a defendant who isrequired to register must be assessed a registration fee in the amount of$150. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall remove from theregistry the name and other identifying information of a …