---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning bail bonds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 948"
citation: "Illinois SB 948 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2004-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7727501c-7431-414b-aa08-645b87a0cc4d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=948&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3790&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "9c714ea66c64d531bc6196b90525cf2dc17f9b382c9741092c7a16a5a14b3871"
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 948 (93rd) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning bail bonds.

## 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=09300SB0948&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3790&DocNum=948&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0948eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3790&DocNum=948&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0948enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3790&DocNum=948&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **65–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-04-09** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-03** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2004
- **2004-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-23** Sponsor Removed Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2004-03-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e), January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-31** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-03-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2004-03-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 052-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2004-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-30** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2004-05-13** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2004-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-052-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0914 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7727501c-7431-414b-aa08-645b87a0cc4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).