---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1479"
citation: "Illinois HB 1479 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2018-01-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f977570-0d76-4494-9b80-10b3a370b2ad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1479&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101971&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "35fa1f5863a6150140b1c902f59d4fa047cd4300fb692145680c7fc26fac68e3"
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 1479 (100th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice.

## 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=10000HB1479&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101971&DocNum=1479&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1479eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101971&DocNum=1479&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1479enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101971&DocNum=1479&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Juliana Stratton — primary (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2017-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2017-06-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-06-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2017
- **2017-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Juliana Stratton `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2017-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2017-06-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-06-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-06-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-06-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-06-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2017-06-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-06-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-10-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 7, 2017
- **2017-11-07** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-11-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-11-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-12-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-01-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-16** Effective Date June 1, 2018
- **2018-01-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0576 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f977570-0d76-4494-9b80-10b3a370b2ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).