---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGG - ASSAULT&BATTERY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the assault or battery of a person known by the offender to be a process server in the performance of the delivery of court documents is enhanced to aggravated assault or aggravated battery. Provides that the penalty for aggravated assault of a process server under such circumstances is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the aggravated battery of a process server under such circumstances is a Class 3 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2004"
citation: "Illinois SB 2004 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7453a796-a3a0-4d03-8de6-a82bb0e4b308"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2004&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58147&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "8d2a0b5c7c7a1731490d71840c342a4fe1c9ab3d10d88f7c0a2d7007ac1bc8b1"
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 2004 (97th) — CRIM CD-AGG - ASSAULT&BATTERY

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the assault or battery of a person known by the offender to be a process server in the performance of the delivery of court documents is enhanced to aggravated assault or aggravated battery. Provides that the penalty for aggravated assault of a process server under such circumstances is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the aggravated battery of a process server under such circumstances is a Class 3 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=09700SB2004&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58147&DocNum=2004&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2004eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58147&DocNum=2004&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2004enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58147&DocNum=2004&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues; - 3-17-11 - Held
- **2011-03-09** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues
- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Criminal Law
- **2011-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2011-03-17** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2011-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** 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
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0313 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7453a796-a3a0-4d03-8de6-a82bb0e4b308`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).