---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of \"severely or profoundly mentally retarded person\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1047"
citation: "Illinois SB 1047 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccdfb6c7-dedc-43af-93a0-3e2b6753bb5b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1047&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55883&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "aa5bef802de2295edb78a8b116a4e79396102bab76dec483d45dc400d9350111"
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 1047 (97th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "severely or profoundly mentally retarded person".

## 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=09700SB1047&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55883&DocNum=1047&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1047eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55883&DocNum=1047&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1047enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55883&DocNum=1047&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **87–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — 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
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 26, 2011
- **2011-10-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2011-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-10-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 10, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2011-11-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-11-08** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-08** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-11-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-11-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2011-11-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-11-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-029-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date July 6, 2012
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0761 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccdfb6c7-dedc-43af-93a0-3e2b6753bb5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).