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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3125

Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Steve McClure

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/26-1

from Ch. 38, par. 26-1

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits
disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly transmits or causes to be
transmitted in any manner a threat of destruction of a child care
institution or day care center building or property, or a threat of
violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons at a child care
institution or day care center, a child care institution or day care center
function, or a child care institution or day care center event, whether or
not the child care institution or day care center is in session. Provides
that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
LRB104 18930 RLC 32375 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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changing Section 26-1 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/26-1)

(from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
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Sec. 26-1.
Disorderly conduct.
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(a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she
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knowingly:
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(1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
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alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
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peace;
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(2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner to the fire department of any city, town, village
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or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing
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at the time of the transmission that there is no
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reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists;
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(3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb
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or other explosive of any nature or a container holding
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poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant,
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or radioactive substance is concealed in a place where its
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explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at

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the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable
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ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a
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container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
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chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
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concealed in the place;
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(3.5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner a threat of destruction of a school building or
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school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily
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harm directed against persons at a school, school
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function, or school event, whether or not school is in
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session;
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(3.6) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner a threat of destruction of a child care institution
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or day care center building or property, or a threat of
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violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons
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at a child care institution or day care center, a child
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care institution or day care center function, or a child
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care institution or day care center event, whether or not
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the child care institution or day care center is in
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session;

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(4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner to any peace officer, public officer or public
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employee a report to the effect that an offense will be
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committed, is being committed, or has been committed,
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knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no
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reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be

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committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
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(5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner a false report to any public safety agency without
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the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that
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transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and
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welfare of the public;
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(6) Calls or texts the number "911" or transmits or
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causes to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety
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agency or public safety answering point for the purpose of
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making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and
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reporting information when, at the time the call, text, or
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transmission is made, the person knows there is no
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reasonable ground for making the call, text, or
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transmission and further knows that the call, text, or
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transmission could result in the emergency response of any
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public safety agency;
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(7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner a false report to the Department of Children and
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Family Services under Section 4 of the Abused and
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Neglected Child Reporting Act;
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(8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner a false report to the Department of Public Health
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under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental
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Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
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Care Act, or the MC/DD Act;
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(9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any

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manner to the police department or fire department of any
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municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
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owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
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an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
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emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
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there is no reasonable ground for believing that the
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assistance is required;
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(10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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manner a false report under Article II of Public Act
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83-1432;
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(11) Enters upon the property of another and for a
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lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
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dwelling on the property through any window or other
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opening in it; or
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(12) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
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the Collection Agency Act or as an employee of the
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collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
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alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
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which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
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alleged debtor.
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(b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
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Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
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(a)(5) or (a)(11) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A
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violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a
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Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(2),
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(a)(3.5),
(a)(3.6),
(a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this

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Section is a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection (a)(3)
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of this Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not
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less than $3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in
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addition to any other penalty imposed.
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A violation of subsection (a)(12) of this Section is a
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Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
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$3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7)
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or (a)(5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A third or
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subsequent violation of subsection (a)(11) of this Section is
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a Class 4 felony.
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(c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
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a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
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to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
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than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
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jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
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the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
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whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
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offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
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conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
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This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
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sentence of incarceration.
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(d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
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the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
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conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a
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false alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has
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been placed in a school that requires an emergency response to

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reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency
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response officer or officers that were dispatched to the
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school for the cost of the response. If the court determines
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that the person convicted of disorderly conduct that requires
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an emergency response to a school is indigent, the provisions
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of this subsection (d) do not apply.
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(e) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
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the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
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conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) to
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reimburse the public agency for the reasonable costs of the
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emergency response by the public agency up to $10,000. If the
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court determines that the person convicted of disorderly
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conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) is
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indigent, the provisions of this subsection (e) do not apply.
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(f) For the purposes of this Section, "emergency response"
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means any condition that results in, or could result in, the
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response of a public official in an authorized emergency
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vehicle, any condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize
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public safety and results in, or could result in, the
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evacuation of any area, building, structure, vehicle, or of
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any other place that any person may enter, or any incident
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requiring a response by a police officer, a firefighter, a
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State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
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(Source: P.A. 103-366, eff. 1-1-24
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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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