---
type: "Bill"
title: "CAPITOL CRIMES LITIGATION ACT"
description: "CAPITOL CRIMES LITIGATION ACT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "SB 574"
citation: "Illinois SB 574 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 86
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1999-08-14T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b587dfb-33c2-4121-8694-344196dcfb58"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "c16f79b9f9f2d589d309e593d911b24c52c54152b9f59c675775081114fc7fe9"
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 574 (91st) — CAPITOL CRIMES LITIGATION ACT

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0574** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0574LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CULLERTON — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- DURKIN — cosponsor (person)
- HAWKINSON — cosponsor (person)
- OBAMA — cosponsor (person)
- OSMOND — cosponsor (person)
- SHADID — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- WINKEL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 010-000-000 SJUD
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-04
- **1999-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1999-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-23
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** -PETKA
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** -PETKA
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** -PETKA
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SJUD/006-000-000
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** -PETKA
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-HAWKINSON
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR DURKIN
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR OSMOND
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE AND 3RD
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** READING DEADLINE
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** EXTENDED - 5/21/99
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25 DURKIN
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUB
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-DURKIN
- **1999-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-DURKIN
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-DURKIN
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-DURKIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-DURKIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** WITHDRAWN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-DURKIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,03
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/HAWKINSON
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/HAWKINSON
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/HAWKINSON
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SJUD/009-000-000
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/HAWKINSON
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,03/059-000-000
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1999-06-18T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1999-08-14T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1999-08-14T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01
- **1999-08-14T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0589

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b587dfb-33c2-4121-8694-344196dcfb58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).