---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a person's accountability for another person's conduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2943"
citation: "Illinois HB 2943 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-22"
last_action: "2005-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8046e949-cec1-4f5d-a64b-23d26831d9e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2943&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18990&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "9d17cb2a883a5e20721a83fbb7a1f4e62e586d59a88a3800052ae2f000920da0"
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 2943 (94th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a person's accountability for another person's conduct.

## 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=09400HB2943&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18990&DocNum=2943&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2943eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18990&DocNum=2943&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2943enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18990&DocNum=2943&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2005-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John J. Millner `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2005-04-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John J. Millner
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-05-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-05-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-10-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-10-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2005-10-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading October 26, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 27, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2005-10-27** Sponsor Removed Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-10-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-10-27** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-12-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-12-05** Effective Date June 1, 2006
- **2005-12-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0707 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8046e949-cec1-4f5d-a64b-23d26831d9e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).