---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGG BATT-TAXI DRIVER"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when he or she commits a battery upon a taxi driver and the battery is committed while the taxi driver is on duty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 76"
citation: "Illinois SB 76 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b015a019-881f-4c21-8d81-c70cdb126df8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=76&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27291&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c1d026cd16cde39f62fc89fb87360b41d3a70f0642ed0e39adf48f50f8992db7"
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 76 (95th) — CRIM CD-AGG BATT-TAXI DRIVER

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when he or she commits a battery upon a taxi driver and the battery is committed while the taxi driver is on duty.

## 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=09500SB0076&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27291&DocNum=76&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0076eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27291&DocNum=76&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0076enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27291&DocNum=76&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2007
- **2007-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0256 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b015a019-881f-4c21-8d81-c70cdb126df8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).