---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4901"
citation: "Illinois HB 4901 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-03"
last_action: "2012-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17bd982c-6d59-4d42-9807-5c22cc9eff40"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4901&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64780&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d74d5d42560b3ac9a9c221a7e788c4ba9e315fe8da7ee9c0898888e123c6a6cf"
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 4901 (97th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law.

## 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=09700HB4901&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64780&DocNum=4901&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4901eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64780&DocNum=4901&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4901enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64780&DocNum=4901&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Unes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2012-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Unes
- **2012-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Unes `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** Re-assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2012-03-06** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Agriculture & Conservation Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-03-06** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0936 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17bd982c-6d59-4d42-9807-5c22cc9eff40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).