---
type: "Bill"
title: "TORTURE INQUIRY COMMISSION"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning referenda."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 392"
citation: "Illinois SB 392 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2789730-0b87-4f99-b4ee-42d2851390c0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=392&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84353&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "5a3ba3095391a211fc310b148448eb25d7c581b173f035ba4abbe7f83abdaf18"
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 392 (99th) — TORTURE INQUIRY COMMISSION

Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning referenda.

## 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=09900SB0392&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84353&DocNum=392&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0392eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84353&DocNum=392&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0392enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84353&DocNum=392&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–9** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
- Pamela Reaves-Harris — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2016-03-30** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 5, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2016-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-009-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2016
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0688 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2789730-0b87-4f99-b4ee-42d2851390c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).