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HB 3626

Relating to vehicles.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Gamba and 2 co-sponsors

Repeals the prostitution offense, decriminalizes sellers, creates expungement paths for past convictions, and imposes income-based fines on buyers and promoters.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3626

HB 3626 — CRIM CD‑PROSTITUTION‑REPEAL

Sponsor: Rep. Justin Slaughter
Introduced: 02/18/2025 (1st reading) — Latest status: Placed on General State Calendar (05/15/2025)

Purpose / Intent

HB 3626 removes the criminal offense of prostitution from Illinois law, establishes statutory definitions for prostitution-related terms to be used throughout the statutes, creates a path to vacate and expunge certain prostitution convictions, and restructures penalties for related offenses (such as solicitation, patronizing, and promoting prostitution) by replacing some criminal penalties with income‑based fines. The changes are intended to decriminalize people who sell sex while retaining and recalibrating sanctions for buyers and third‑party operators.

Key provisions

  • Adds statewide definitions in the Statute on Statutes (5 ILCS 70/1.46 new):
    • Defines “prostitute” / “prostituted person” and “prostitution” to mean knowingly performing, offering, or agreeing to perform sexual penetration or touching/fondling of sex organs for anything of value for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.
  • Repeals the criminal offense of prostitution in the Criminal Code of 2012 (removes the criminal charge for the person selling sex).
  • Amends the Criminal Identification Act to permit persons to seek vacatur and expungement of Class A misdemeanor prostitution convictions.
  • Retains criminal provisions for related offenses (solicitation of a sexual act, promoting prostitution, promoting juvenile prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, and patronizing a juvenile prostitute) but:
    • Replaces some penalties with a fine schedule keyed to the convicted person’s net income (text excerpt does not list specific fine amounts).
    • Eliminates enhanced penalties based on prior prostitution convictions.
  • Removes prostitution conviction as a disqualifying misdemeanor for certain public‑sector employment/occupational eligibility (example: amendments to the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code to adjust disqualification lists).
  • Makes conforming changes to various other Acts to reflect the repeal and new definitions.

Who is affected

  • People who engage in the sale of sexual services: would no longer be criminally charged with prostitution and could seek vacatur/expungement of prior Class A misdemeanor prostitution convictions.
  • Buyers (patrons), promoters, and persons who solicit or operate prostitution-related enterprises: remain subject to criminal sanctions or income‑based fines under the revised regime.
  • Employers and licensing bodies: will need to update background‑check and disqualification criteria where prostitution convictions previously barred employment or licensing.
  • Courts, law enforcement, and record‑keeping systems: will be affected by changes to charging practices, sentencing (fine schedules), and expungement procedures.

Procedural history (selected)

  • 02/18/2025: Introduced and first reading; referred to Rules Committee
  • 03/25/2025: Read first time; referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  • 04/30/2025 & 05/07/2025: Committee hearings; committee substitute considered; reported favorably as substituted
  • 05/12/2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
  • 05/15/2025: Placed on General State Calendar

Notes / Limitations

  • The provided excerpt describes creation of an income‑based fine schedule but does not include the specific dollar amounts or percentages; the full bill text should be consulted for exact penalty figures and procedural details for vacatur/expungement.
  • Implementation will require updates to administrative rules, employment screening procedures, and criminal‑record repositories.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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