---
type: "Bill"
title: "FREIGHT CONTAINER BURGLARY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits burglary when without authority he or she knowingly enters or without authority remains within a freight container with intent to commit therein a felony or theft. Provides that burglary committed in, and without causing damage to a freight container or any part thereof is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a burglary committed while causing damage to a freight container or any part thereof is a Class 2 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 2193"
citation: "Illinois SB 2193 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron M. Ortiz", "Elgie R. Sims, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a022967-5b74-4b21-a687-2268b572e7a9"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2193&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134846&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "600269e29efd26d31529cb30bc5b53ed40451bca443882faa92541fab3883ddf"
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 SB 2193 (102nd) — FREIGHT CONTAINER BURGLARY

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits burglary when without authority he or she knowingly enters or without authority remains within a freight container with intent to commit therein a felony or theft. Provides that burglary committed in, and without causing damage to a freight container or any part thereof is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a burglary committed while causing damage to a freight container or any part thereof is a Class 2 felony.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2193.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2193eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2193enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron M. Ortiz — primary (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Ness — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2021-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2021-04-07** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2021-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2021-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2021-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0546 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a022967-5b74-4b21-a687-2268b572e7a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).