---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the unlawful purchase of a firearm."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1230"
citation: "Illinois SB 1230 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b484ccf5-9738-4c9e-af99-0d7fec255b33"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1230&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18286&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "fdcdf910398c0fd4fce5a9d2704b9cca9faa8b34951cffba08eeb4561961adcc"
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 1230 (94th) — CRIM LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the unlawful purchase of a firearm.

## 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=09400SB1230&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18286&DocNum=1230&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1230eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18286&DocNum=1230&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1230enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18286&DocNum=1230&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 24, 2005.
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0341 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b484ccf5-9738-4c9e-af99-0d7fec255b33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).