---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of the Department of Corrections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 283"
citation: "Illinois SB 283 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-03"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5ae9086-dc13-430a-93e3-cc18a282d033"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=283&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15614&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2d5774736473a5a5078f9b8d4305cadfd74ec39edef706ed988333b6ffcabaa5"
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 283 (94th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of the Department of Corrections.

## 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=09400SB0283&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15614&DocNum=283&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0283eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15614&DocNum=283&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0283enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15614&DocNum=283&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-02** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2005-05-05** Re-assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2005
- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0574 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5ae9086-dc13-430a-93e3-cc18a282d033`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).