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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
+description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "HB 4901"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4901 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2012-02-03"
+last_action: "2012-08-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17bd982c-6d59-4d42-9807-5c22cc9eff40"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4901&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64780&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "d74d5d42560b3ac9a9c221a7e788c4ba9e315fe8da7ee9c0898888e123c6a6cf"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4901 (97th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
+
+Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4901&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64780&DocNum=4901&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4901eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64780&DocNum=4901&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4901enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64780&DocNum=4901&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **96–7** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Michael Unes — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
+- **2012-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
+- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Unes
+- **2012-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Unes `amendment-introduction`
+- **2012-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-03-05** Re-assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
+- **2012-03-06** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Agriculture & Conservation Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
+- **2012-03-06** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
+- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2012-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
+- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
+- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
+- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
+- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-05-17** Passed Both Houses
+- **2012-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2012-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2012-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2013
+- **2012-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0936 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17bd982c-6d59-4d42-9807-5c22cc9eff40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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