---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-THREATEN PUB OFF"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of threatening a public official. Includes in the definition of \"public official\" a sworn law enforcement or peace officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 328"
citation: "Illinois HB 328 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-01-19"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8124ce-5c01-4487-a0ba-4770e7aac781"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=328&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27095&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "67edbac95d4e23abbb31e9cd1920b3ec610fa4b9c7a7ef773a149ce74cbb99c7"
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 328 (95th) — CRIM CD-THREATEN PUB OFF

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of threatening a public official. Includes in the definition of "public official" a sworn law enforcement or peace officer.

## 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=09500HB0328&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27095&DocNum=328&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0328eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27095&DocNum=328&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0328enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27095&DocNum=328&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2007-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2007-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Righter `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-000-000
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0466 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e8124ce-5c01-4487-a0ba-4770e7aac781`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).