---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDERS-PARKS"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for any sex offender (rather than just a child sex offender) to knowingly be present in any public park building or on real property comprising any public park or to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park building or real property comprising any public park."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2824"
citation: "Illinois SB 2824 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-28"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf531ddb-6a33-4a6f-a1df-6a58313777b8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2824&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49894&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7d5324054b946d4af6284d7e0bc01377338c3f7c10036c73a964b2cac12a1edb"
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 2824 (96th) — CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDERS-PARKS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for any sex offender (rather than just a child sex offender) to knowingly be present in any public park building or on real property comprising any public park or to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park building or real property comprising any public park.

## 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=09600SB2824&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49894&DocNum=2824&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2824eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49894&DocNum=2824&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2824enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49894&DocNum=2824&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **91–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Tryon — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2010-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2010-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2010-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2010
- **2010-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-03-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-03-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-03-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-017-007 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1099 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf531ddb-6a33-4a6f-a1df-6a58313777b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).