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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5088</title>
<shortdesc>FAIL RPT SEXUAL ABUSE CHILD</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rita Mayfield</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/11-9.1B</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person over the age of 18 commits failure to report sexual abuse of a child when he or she is aware of, has a reasonable belief, or personally observes (rather than just personally observes) sexual abuse, between a person who he or she knows is over the age of 18 and a person he or she knows is a child under the age of 13, and knowingly fails to report the sexual abuse to law enforcement.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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