---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of \"felony\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2595"
citation: "Illinois HB 2595 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fb7b21e-00f1-4e71-a06f-1388d1e38c64"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2595&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59896&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "aefafea2879223b73e358dc4b7c6ddbed17b79472fd8db85dd274cbd24fc26ff"
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 2595 (97th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "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=09700HB2595&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59896&DocNum=2595&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2595eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59896&DocNum=2595&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2595enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59896&DocNum=2595&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dennis M. Reboletti — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2011-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2011-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2011-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0193 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3fb7b21e-00f1-4e71-a06f-1388d1e38c64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).