---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-LIMITATION-RES ARSON"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for residential arson may be commenced at any time (rather than within 3 years after commission of the offense)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3011"
citation: "Illinois HB 3011 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cc4a012-f889-41f4-8ca7-58422490cb6c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3011&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74862&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "e62d15fd1fb20cb02fefd506fc1f979e91cd43fd3a7714c2bc748e155bd46717"
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 3011 (98th) — CRIM CD-LIMITATION-RES ARSON

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for residential arson may be commenced at any time (rather than within 3 years after commission of the offense).

## 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=09800HB3011&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74862&DocNum=3011&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3011eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74862&DocNum=3011&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3011enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74862&DocNum=3011&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2013-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2013-03-28** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2013-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-04-15** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2013-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0265 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cc4a012-f889-41f4-8ca7-58422490cb6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).