---
type: "Bill"
title: "RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS-REOPEN"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general purposes of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1043"
citation: "Illinois SB 1043 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e86c901-0406-4c09-bfc7-c1654770f311"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1043&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55879&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "dad6e1889eb53ee2d002cc8142089e6e4d1f8de051f87b7f38f60297c7fc8111"
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 1043 (97th) — RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS-REOPEN

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general purposes of the Code.

## 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=09700SB1043&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55879&DocNum=1043&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1043eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55879&DocNum=1043&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1043enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55879&DocNum=1043&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-03** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0457 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e86c901-0406-4c09-bfc7-c1654770f311`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).