---
type: "Bill"
title: "GANG CRIME-WITNESS PROTECTION"
description: "GANG CRIME-WITNESS PROTECTION"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 1846"
citation: "Illinois SB 1846 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1998-02-20T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1998-08-14T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e5494bd-41d6-4aed-95a8-dab29ee25161"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "a5694baf1791c4c64ed328c7f5b96dd769e50f47c46c3a50aa5b8c8acb5b757c"
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 1846 (90th) — GANG CRIME-WITNESS PROTECTION

## Version chain

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

1. **SB1846** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB1846LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BOST — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- KEHOE — cosponsor (person)
- LYONS,EILEEN — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS — cosponsor (person)
- PETKA — cosponsor (person)
- RIGHTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1998-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1998-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1998-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1998-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SJUD
- **1998-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-03-12
- **1998-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1998-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-03-24
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR KEHOE
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 053-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR STEPHENS
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1998-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO LYONS,EILEEN
- **1998-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER
- **1998-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOST
- **1998-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **1998-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MYERS
- **1998-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED 015-000-000 `passage`
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 015-000-000 HJUB
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED CURRIE
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED CURRIE
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED CURRIE
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED CURRIE
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED CURRIE
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE FILED
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1
- **1998-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1
- **1998-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1
- **1998-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1
- **1998-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1
- **1998-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1998-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETKA
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETKA
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETKA
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SJUD/006-003-000
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETKA
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/054-003-001
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1998-06-19T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1998-08-14T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1998-08-14T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-08-14
- **1998-08-14T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0795

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e5494bd-41d6-4aed-95a8-dab29ee25161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).