---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-OBSTRUCTING ID"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of obstructing identification. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she intentionally or knowingly furnishes a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has: (1) lawfully arrested the person; (2) lawfully detained the person; or (3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1655"
citation: "Illinois SB 1655 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b78c63f-5819-4bb9-876b-726c28048ba5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1655&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44341&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "fc8f298db07342cda5650b3f77f1542e31f21dc1334901c4e63701fbbefa9197"
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 1655 (96th) — CRIM CD-OBSTRUCTING ID

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of obstructing identification. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she intentionally or knowingly furnishes a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has: (1) lawfully arrested the person; (2) lawfully detained the person; or (3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense. Provides that a violation is a Class A 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=09600SB1655&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44341&DocNum=1655&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1655eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44341&DocNum=1655&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1655enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44341&DocNum=1655&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Murphy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Matt Murphy `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0335 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b78c63f-5819-4bb9-876b-726c28048ba5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).