---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-CONCEALING FUGITIVE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of concealing or aiding a fugitive. Eliminates the exemption from violating the statute for persons standing in the relation of husband, wife, parent, child, brother, or sister to the offender."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2520"
citation: "Illinois SB 2520 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-11-08"
last_action: "2012-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7172cc63-c129-4b26-b04d-fa1a8789dbe3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2520&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=62509&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "40583b60a1040a3a9adbee2f34b95bf1ba28350fc59ab4fb559a2ac814aa635d"
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 2520 (97th) — CRIM CD-CONCEALING FUGITIVE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of concealing or aiding a fugitive. Eliminates the exemption from violating the statute for persons standing in the relation of husband, wife, parent, child, brother, or sister to the offender.

## 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=09700SB2520&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62509&DocNum=2520&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2520eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62509&DocNum=2520&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2520enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62509&DocNum=2520&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-11-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2011-11-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-11-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-01** Held in Criminal Law
- **2012-02-08** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2012-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2012-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(c-1) - Referred to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2012
- **2012-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-19** 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 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-04-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-05** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0741 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7172cc63-c129-4b26-b04d-fa1a8789dbe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).