---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-WITNESS NO PAYMENT"
description: "CRIM CD-WITNESS NO PAYMENT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 521"
citation: "Illinois SB 521 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 78
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b199a619-77ab-445d-a6fe-a531896c1fd8"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "8a6081351fc94711bbbe109ca9eac5ed858725ebf698df24a08feb27f2d0156f"
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 521 (90th) — CRIM CD-WITNESS NO PAYMENT

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0521** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0521LV.html)

## Sponsors

- JONES — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,ART — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY S
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SJUD
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-13
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-19
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR TURNER,ART
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 011-002-000 HJUB
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED ROSKAM
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED ROSKAM
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED ROSKAM
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 118-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/JONES
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/JONES
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01-JONES
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 01/TURNER,ART
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/TURNER,ART,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** GASH, HANNIG,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** JOHNSON,TOM
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/HAWKINSON,
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** DILLARD, PETKA,
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CULLERTON, JONES
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/TURNER,ART
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/JONES
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/JONES
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/JONES
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/057-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/TURNER,ART
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/118-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-19
- **1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0506

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b199a619-77ab-445d-a6fe-a531896c1fd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).