HATE CRIME INFORMATION ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.-Ram Villivalam 3/24/2026SenateAssigned to Criminal Law New Act725 ILCS 5/115-7.4Creates the Statewide Hate Crime Information Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall compile and maintain information about hate crime and shall adopt a uniform reporting format for the entry of pertinent intelligence information regarding the report of a hate crime to the Illinois State Police Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall: (1) submit a report to the Illinois State Police through the Central Repository after any arrest with probable cause demonstrating the commission of a hate crime; (2) submit reports of persons arrested for hate crimes as soon as the minimum level of data or information specified by the Illinois State Police is available; and (3) notify the applicable prosecutor of any other information in the accused person's history of perpetrating hate crimes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is charged with a hate crime, evidence of the defendant's commission of another hate crime is admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. 2/5/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 2/5/2026SenateFirst Reading 2/5/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 3/12/2026SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 3/24/2026SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 3/24/2026SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 3/27/2026SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026