---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-PENALTIES-RETAIL THEFT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3797"
citation: "Illinois SB 3797 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/467eae9f-ec0b-4b71-992a-f56addf8e34f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3797&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=52000&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e02da74b3f17d498e76d0f3b1d384609a9d9fb00c25d627b39f4e97fca8d1809"
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 3797 (96th) — CRIM CD-PENALTIES-RETAIL THEFT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability.

## 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=09600SB3797&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52000&DocNum=3797&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3797eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52000&DocNum=3797&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3797enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52000&DocNum=3797&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **85–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-25** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-001-000
- **2010-03-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2010 `reading-3`
- **2010-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2010
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 048-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-04-12** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1301 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/467eae9f-ec0b-4b71-992a-f56addf8e34f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).