---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-DOMESTIC BATTERY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the enhanced penalties for domestic battery if a person has had prior convictions for certain offense apply to prior convictions under the law of another jurisdiction for any offense which is substantially similar."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4653"
citation: "Illinois HB 4653 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-05"
last_action: "2014-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95c7e214-43a9-44be-bfb9-f30300c2c37f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4653&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79273&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "426e6807e4357e89f390262905e05938d094dad8a33be5118bffd63449d4e8cd"
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 HB 4653 (98th) — CRIM CD-DOMESTIC BATTERY

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the enhanced penalties for domestic battery if a person has had prior convictions for certain offense apply to prior convictions under the law of another jurisdiction for any offense which is substantially similar.

## 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=09800HB4653&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79273&DocNum=4653&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4653eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79273&DocNum=4653&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4653enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79273&DocNum=4653&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `filing`
- **2014-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0994 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95c7e214-43a9-44be-bfb9-f30300c2c37f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).