---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ARSON"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits aggravated arson when in the course of committing an arson he or she knowingly damages a building or structure and a correctional officer who is present at the scene acting in the line of duty is injured as a result of the fire or explosion. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 104"
citation: "Illinois SB 104 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b53bb5cd-e767-45ba-90b4-20b0551d9c71"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=104&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14837&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "a7aa2d8c35c182102995ce5e291cc7bc1db02996d1ffeb24da3a0e07e63d9d7d"
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 104 (94th) — CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ARSON

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits aggravated arson when in the course of committing an arson he or she knowingly damages a building or structure and a correctional officer who is present at the scene acting in the line of duty is injured as a result of the fire or explosion. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400SB0104&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14837&DocNum=104&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0104eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14837&DocNum=104&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0104enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14837&DocNum=104&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- **2005-02-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2005
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2005-04-05** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2005-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2005
- **2005-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0393 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b53bb5cd-e767-45ba-90b4-20b0551d9c71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).