---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-SEXUAL BATTERY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the statutes concerning escape and aiding escape apply to a person adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and to a person aiding the escape of a person adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that aiding an escape while armed with a dangerous weapon is a Class 1 non-probationable felony (rather than a Class 2 felony). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5230"
citation: "Illinois HB 5230 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4152d61-a59a-4018-9d51-6d3cbd602e2a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5230&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36477&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "789da71e0ef62f5805e12567837e8c4f0f259c74b5f0d2d4d4b815a35a06cb2e"
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 5230 (95th) — CRIM CD-SEXUAL BATTERY

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the statutes concerning escape and aiding escape apply to a person adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and to a person aiding the escape of a person adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that aiding an escape while armed with a dangerous weapon is a Class 1 non-probationable felony (rather than a Class 2 felony). 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=09500HB5230&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36477&DocNum=5230&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5230eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36477&DocNum=5230&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5230enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36477&DocNum=5230&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2008-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2008
- **2008-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0839 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4152d61-a59a-4018-9d51-6d3cbd602e2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).