---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-GANG RECRUITMENT MINOR"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of criminal street gang recruitment of a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so, whether or not such threat is communicated in person, by means of the Internet, or by means of a telecommunications device. Provides that the penalty is a Class 1 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 141"
citation: "Illinois SB 141 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-30"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39a3c199-190e-4a41-ae20-1854d44dadad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=141&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40563&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b1bbdf0af0551e04498d626a6a911162395130744f2dd2e2bfc741fdda8140cd"
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 141 (96th) — CRIM CD-GANG RECRUITMENT MINOR

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of criminal street gang recruitment of a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so, whether or not such threat is communicated in person, by means of the Internet, or by means of a telecommunications device. Provides that the penalty is a Class 1 felony.

## 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=09600SB0141&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40563&DocNum=141&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0141eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40563&DocNum=141&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0141enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40563&DocNum=141&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Held in Criminal Law
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2009
- **2009-02-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2009-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
- **2009-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2009-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0199 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39a3c199-190e-4a41-ae20-1854d44dadad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).