---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD- CONTRACT MISCONDUCT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for official misconduct committed by a public officer or employee from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony. Creates the offense of public contractor misconduct. Defines the offense. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3874"
citation: "Illinois HB 3874 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af663117-4703-48d0-92dc-283c0fa181c3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3874&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20690&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "5aefb5bafaa149e3402e1239f6d92054b4fc9592204857c9f78ba7735e88ff3a"
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 3874 (94th) — CRIM CD- CONTRACT MISCONDUCT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for official misconduct committed by a public officer or employee from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony. Creates the offense of public contractor misconduct. Defines the offense. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony.

## 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=09400HB3874&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20690&DocNum=3874&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3874eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20690&DocNum=3874&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3874enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20690&DocNum=3874&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James D. Brosnahan — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan `filing`
- **2005-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-04-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-20** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-003-000
- **2005-05-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2005-05-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2005-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0338 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af663117-4703-48d0-92dc-283c0fa181c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).