---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEACE OFFICERS-COMPLAINTS"
description: "Amends the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Requires that any sworn complaint against a peace officer that contains false information shall be presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a determination of prosecution. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1985"
citation: "Illinois HB 1985 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2011-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90ae54ce-009b-4064-9e22-082136742e50"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1985&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59187&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e5f37036172273d946168b8e854b785c7a57e1c9115da8b7c0cc035b15b3d16f"
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 HB 1985 (97th) — PEACE OFFICERS-COMPLAINTS

Amends the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Requires that any sworn complaint against a peace officer that contains false information shall be presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a determination of prosecution. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB1985&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59187&DocNum=1985&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1985eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59187&DocNum=1985&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1985enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59187&DocNum=1985&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John D'Amico — primary (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2011-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-03-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2011-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 106-000-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2011
- **2011-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0472 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90ae54ce-009b-4064-9e22-082136742e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).