---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD&CD CORR-ESCAPE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of escape applies to a person charged with or adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or misdemeanor. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the penalties for failure to comply with a condition of the electronic home monitoring detention program apply to a person charged with or adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2135"
citation: "Illinois SB 2135 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f8a6fa1-f3dd-452d-818c-d1e5207bbe3c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2135&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35836&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ff91e979e7e4e0dd61bcb70181418397c23069dc388ba139fe30e16a0b79984d"
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 2135 (95th) — CRIM CD&CD CORR-ESCAPE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of escape applies to a person charged with or adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or misdemeanor. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the penalties for failure to comply with a condition of the electronic home monitoring detention program apply to a person charged with or adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or misdemeanor.

## 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=09500SB2135&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35836&DocNum=2135&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2135eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35836&DocNum=2135&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2135enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35836&DocNum=2135&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **94–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Millner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-28** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2008
- **2008-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2008-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2008-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-20** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-018-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Millner `filing`
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0921 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f8a6fa1-f3dd-452d-818c-d1e5207bbe3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).