---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-TERRORISM-GANG"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the definition of \"terrorist act\" or \"act of terrorism\" any criminal offense committed by a streetgang member."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4790"
citation: "Illinois HB 4790 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bf20a12-0b77-40b4-a924-fa675ea9d752"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4790&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9425&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d296c03e575cd4e9c1dcec58c8d56ad1be805d01c8636f2d714bc8461ddd0387"
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 4790 (93rd) — CRIM CD-TERRORISM-GANG

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the definition of "terrorist act" or "act of terrorism" any criminal offense committed by a streetgang member.

## 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=09300HB4790&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9425&DocNum=4790&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4790eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9425&DocNum=4790&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4790enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9425&DocNum=4790&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank Aguilar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank Aguilar `filing`
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2004-02-20** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2004-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Held in Judiciary
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2004
- **2004-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0900 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bf20a12-0b77-40b4-a924-fa675ea9d752`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).