# Illinois SB2323: HUMAN TRAFFICKING-VICTIMS Illinois SB2323, HUMAN TRAFFICKING-VICTIMS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Julie A. Morrison (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-13 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0159); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2323-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2323 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HUMAN TRAFFICKING-VICTIMS - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-13, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0159 - Sponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 75 - Subjects: assignments, criminal law, executive - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (189 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall maintain a human trafficking unit to coordinate services, initiate prevention efforts, and provide access to resources for case-management staff to serve youth in care who have been determined to be victims of human trafficking or assessed to be at high risk of becoming a victim of human trafficking, as well as ensure a prompt response by the Department to recover youth in care in the custody of law enforcement. Provides that the Department shall incorporate services for all child trafficking victims into the community-based services provided by the Department. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a strategic plan, in consultation with advocates and survivors, to establish a statewide system of identification and response to survivors of human trafficking and recommended levels of funding for phase-in of comprehensive victim-centered, trauma-informed statewide services for victims of human trafficking, including adults and children, and to sex and labor trafficking victims and require victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking training for caseworkers, treatment providers, investigators, foster parents, and residential home personnel. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall develop a strategic plan to improve victim-centered, trauma-informed law enforcement response to victims of human trafficking across the State. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall work with the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement, victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking service providers, and survivor leaders to develop, curriculum standards for training on victim-centered, trauma-informed detection, investigation, and response to human trafficking victims certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Amends various other Acts concerning various agencies responsibilities of addressing human trafficking. Effective January 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Legal defense for some trafficked minors: benefit, medium. Minors have an affirmative legal defense for a status offense or misdemeanor tied to being a trafficking victim. The offense must occur during or because of that victimization. The defense covers only conduct that would not be illegal if an adult did it. - More time for childhood trafficking lawsuits: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, childhood sexual abuse lawsuit timing rules also cover trafficking violations against minors. These rules include a 20-year period measured from when the time limit begins or discovery of both the violation and injury. They also state that an action may be started at any… - Broader protections against forced labor: benefit, low. Illinois broadens the ways a person can commit involuntary servitude by knowingly forcing, attempting, or conspiring to force labor or services. Covered means include possessing another person's passport, immigration papers, or government ID, or attempting to destroy, hide, remove, or confiscate th… - Child advocacy centers strengthen trafficking responses: benefit, low. Each Illinois Children's Advocacy Center must include trafficking allegations in its county team's response plan. Centers must build teams' ability to identify, assess, and serve trafficked children and youth through coordinated care that addresses trauma. Staff and contractors who encounter victim… - Courts can hear earlier victim statements: benefit, low. In covered trafficking prosecutions, courts can admit qualifying victims' earlier statements after a reliability hearing outside the jury's presence. The victim must testify, or be unavailable with other evidence supporting the act. For offenses against children under 13, statements must be made be… - More trafficking help in juvenile justice: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Illinois juvenile justice must create screening and follow-up plans for trafficked or at-risk children and teens. Plans should address assessment and services before and after release, including victims' specialized needs. Identified trafficked youth must have access to s… - Officers get new trafficking response standards: benefit, low. By July 1, 2026, Illinois's police training board must set victim-centered trafficking training standards and provide agency policy guidelines. Every law enforcement agency must adopt and implement written policies matching those guidelines by July 1, 2027. The board must provide or approve trainin… - Police coordinate statewide trafficking responses: benefit, low. Illinois State Police must create a victim-centered statewide trafficking response plan by July 1, 2026, and support local task forces. Each task force must include specially trained victim-service, local or county police, prosecutor, and child advocacy center representatives. State Police must sta… - Prosecutors get support for trafficking cases: benefit, low. Illinois's Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor must support local prosecutors pursuing human traffickers. It must work with state and national experts to develop and provide victim-centered prosecution training that addresses trauma. No funding amount is specified. - Protected courtroom testimony for trafficking victims: benefit, low. In trafficking and involuntary servitude prosecutions, courts can let qualifying victims testify outside the courtroom by closed-circuit television. Victims qualify if under 18 or if they have a developmental disability or a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability. The judge must make… - Trafficking support in adult corrections: benefit, low. Illinois corrections must create screening and follow-up plans for people whose past trafficking, sexual exploitation, or sex-trade involvement creates trafficking risks. Plans should address housing, legal help, medical care, mental health care, and substance-use treatment before and after release… - Trafficking convictions can close corporations: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Illinois's Secretary of State can administratively dissolve a corporation after a covered trafficking-related conviction. This authority applies when the corporation, any incorporator, or any director is convicted. - Apparel contractors must certify labor practices: cost, low. Contractors supplying apparel or laundering services to Illinois state agencies must certify that no work used forced labor or exploitation. The requirement applies to these state contracts. No contract amounts or consumer price changes are specified. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Elik (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy L. Grant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anthony DeLuca (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bradley Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel Didech (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel J. Ugaste (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Eva-Dina Delgado (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John F. Curran (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: John M. Cabello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Holmes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael J. Kelly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicole La Ha (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Sheehan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Windhorst (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert F. Martwick (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan Spain (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve McClure (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steven Reick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sue Scherer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Travis Weaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William E Hauter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 114 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (113) - 2025-08-13: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0159 (Senate) - 2025-08-13: Effective Date January 1, 2026; Some Provisions (Senate) - 2025-08-13: Effective Date August 13, 2025; Some Provisions (Senate) - 2025-08-13: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick (House) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca (House) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant (House) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-09: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst (House) - 2025-04-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-04-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-04-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-04-24: Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicole La Ha (House) - 2025-04-24: Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ryan Spain (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-22: Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-04-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Executive Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-04-16: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-04-16: Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-04-16: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Criminal Law (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-07: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2323sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2323-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).