---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-TRESPASS-EXCEPTION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the statute concerning criminal trespass to real property does not apply to the following persons while serving process: (1) civilian employees of the office of the county sheriff; (2) licensed private detectives under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004; or (3) registered employees of a private detective agency under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1554"
citation: "Illinois SB 1554 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3f415ed-3887-4b47-a586-0a87d0f21793"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1554&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57441&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3f7a7daf25c702d4d7b457713a838478ac2f10fbe8156e787f515bb5e1ae42bb"
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 1554 (97th) — CRIM CD-TRESPASS-EXCEPTION

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the statute concerning criminal trespass to real property does not apply to the following persons while serving process: (1) civilian employees of the office of the county sheriff; (2) licensed private detectives under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004; or (3) registered employees of a private detective agency under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. 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=09700SB1554&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57441&DocNum=1554&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1554eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57441&DocNum=1554&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1554enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57441&DocNum=1554&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2011-03-09** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues
- **2011-03-17** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `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
- **2011-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2011
- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0184 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3f415ed-3887-4b47-a586-0a87d0f21793`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).