---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-BAN YO YO WATERBALLS"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits the sale of yo-yo waterballs in the State. Provides that a violation is a business offense punishable by a $1,001 fine for each violation. Provides that each sale of a yo-yo waterball is a separate offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1960"
citation: "Illinois SB 1960 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1c2c533-e593-4280-b7d1-45707a04b066"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1960&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20387&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "1c8e79e909a6498b9e5fb2a7cf424761b17da70f329279cbf5c1d7e4922600a5"
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 1960 (94th) — CRIM CD-BAN YO YO WATERBALLS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits the sale of yo-yo waterballs in the State. Provides that a violation is a business offense punishable by a $1,001 fine for each violation. Provides that each sale of a yo-yo waterball is a separate offense.

## 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=09400SB1960&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20387&DocNum=1960&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1960eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20387&DocNum=1960&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1960enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20387&DocNum=1960&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Housing & Community Affairs
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Housing & Community Affairs; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-13** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-000 `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
- **2005-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2005-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-08** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0012 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1c2c533-e593-4280-b7d1-45707a04b066`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).