---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the definition of \"peace officer\", provides that for the purposes of statutes involving the false personation of a peace officer, false personation of a peace officer while carrying a deadly weapon, and aggravated false personation of a peace officer, certain federal law enforcement officers shall be considered peace officers. Increases the penalties for aggravated false personation of a peace officer and aggravated false personation of a fire fighter. Creates the offenses of false personation of a peace officer while carrying a deadly weapon and false personation of a fire fighter while carrying a deadly weapon. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who without lawful authority stops or detains another person while operating a motor vehicle using red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights is guilty of a Class 2 rather than a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5336"
citation: "Illinois HB 5336 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-26"
last_action: "2006-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85847972-5866-4d23-af6b-f44624eb5b66"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5336&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24607&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2c6911c70d3c188a3b5213c8011096917f7be890e5dbd246d17620a9fd571396"
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 5336 (94th) — CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the definition of "peace officer", provides that for the purposes of statutes involving the false personation of a peace officer, false personation of a peace officer while carrying a deadly weapon, and aggravated false personation of a peace officer, certain federal law enforcement officers shall be considered peace officers. Increases the penalties for aggravated false personation of a peace officer and aggravated false personation of a fire fighter. Creates the offenses of false personation of a peace officer while carrying a deadly weapon and false personation of a fire fighter while carrying a deadly weapon. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who without lawful authority stops or detains another person while operating a motor vehicle using red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights is guilty of a Class 2 rather than a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400HB5336&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24607&DocNum=5336&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5336eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24607&DocNum=5336&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5336enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24607&DocNum=5336&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harry Osterman — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman `filing`
- **2006-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2006-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2006-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-04-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-04-17** Effective Date April 17, 2006
- **2006-04-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0730 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85847972-5866-4d23-af6b-f44624eb5b66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).