---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1968"
citation: "Illinois SB 1968 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01757586-650c-4eef-a6a2-f30f02b045a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1968&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73553&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "fdffca5aa282586a2747d622c3b4acdaa205a4c6b0fd7ccfccdacc87834bdf16"
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 1968 (98th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law.

## 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=09800SB1968&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73553&DocNum=1968&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1968eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73553&DocNum=1968&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1968enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73553&DocNum=1968&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason A. Barickman — primary (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2013-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2013-04-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Barickman `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2013-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-05-21** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2013-05-21** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2013-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2013
- **2013-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jason A. Barickman `filing`
- **2013-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
- **2013-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0579 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01757586-650c-4eef-a6a2-f30f02b045a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).