---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 72"
citation: "Illinois SB 72 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01b699e4-bdcb-419e-84d3-6d69b5383e48"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=72&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14707&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8a2a28faefedb439678423b4da09fcb0ee715a9e414a02339bf80348c614147f"
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 72 (94th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title Section.

## 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=09400SB0072&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14707&DocNum=72&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0072eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14707&DocNum=72&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0072enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14707&DocNum=72&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** 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
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2005
- **2005-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `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. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** 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; 015-000-000 `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
- **2005-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-05** Effective Date July 5, 2005
- **2005-07-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0117 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01b699e4-bdcb-419e-84d3-6d69b5383e48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).