---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning preservation of evidence for forensic testing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1023"
citation: "Illinois SB 1023 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-10-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/514ea6db-3859-446c-9e7b-ad24eb5502af"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1023&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29086&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "087515a046195a0959bb77bff2c21455d45db1769a23220c4cb70fab7089a7fd"
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 1023 (95th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning preservation of evidence for forensic testing.

## 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=09500SB1023&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29086&DocNum=1023&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1023eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29086&DocNum=1023&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1023enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29086&DocNum=1023&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2007-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-07** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-07** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-06-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-06-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-06-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
- **2007-06-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2007
- **2007-06-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-06-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2007-06-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2007
- **2007-07-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-07-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-07-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-07-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-07-12** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-07-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-07-13** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-07-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 14, 2007
- **2007-07-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-07-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-07-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2007-07-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-07-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2007-07-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-08-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-10-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-23** Effective Date October 23, 2007
- **2007-10-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0688 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/514ea6db-3859-446c-9e7b-ad24eb5502af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).