---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 827"
citation: "Illinois HB 827 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e493b542-f9ea-4745-a92f-071a553a4ae1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=827&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71125&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "e02a21bea79cce00b94d5081609298ec05e1ee96450a41c9f139999199740639"
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 827 (98th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances.

## 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=09800HB0827&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71125&DocNum=827&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0827eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71125&DocNum=827&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0827enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71125&DocNum=827&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–15** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **103–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 012-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-12** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-015-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2013-05-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2013-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2013-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2013-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-013-001
- **2013-05-28** House Concurs
- **2013-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0372 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e493b542-f9ea-4745-a92f-071a553a4ae1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).