Glowiak Hilton supports SB3044 to address emergency protective order timeframes

Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D-23rd) cast her vote in favor of SB3044—legislation aimed at clarifying how long emergency protective orders last—during the 104th General Assembly on May 31, 2026. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate with a 57-0 tally, according to the Illinois Senate.

The bill's official language refers to this act as: "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER-EFFECT."

The following summary is an explanation and interpretation of the substantive portions of the bill's text.

SB3044 modifies the Stalking No Contact Order Act, Civil No Contact Order Act, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 to specify the duration of emergency protective orders. With these changes, when a court issues a plenary stalking no contact order, civil no contact order, or order of protection, the prior emergency order is extended until the respondent is served with either the plenary order itself or a valid short form notification. The measure targets preventing interruptions of protection during periods when longer-term orders are pending service to respondents.

For SB3044, the official legislative action was: 'House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs.'

Hilton is an alumna of Illinois Institute of Technology, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts.

Hilton, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 2023 to represent the 23rd Senate District, following previous senator Diane Pappas.

Legislation in Illinois moves through a multi-step legislative framework, beginning with its introduction in either chamber, followed by committee assessment, floor debates, and votes by both houses, before being presented to the governor for signature or veto. Each General Assembly operates on a biennial cycle, and although thousands of bills are proposed each session, only a minority are ultimately enacted into law.