---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5922"
citation: "Illinois HB 5922 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0269fabf-bfc5-4fb7-a4d7-04338b45a2f6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5922&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81227&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0e40e1c851da131d9cca68a9929e84799154d0d384415fb2dc8b23c8702f0852"
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 5922 (98th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09800HB5922&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81227&DocNum=5922&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5922eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81227&DocNum=5922&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5922enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81227&DocNum=5922&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **106–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2014-05-07** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2014-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2014-05-29** House Concurs
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0748 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0269fabf-bfc5-4fb7-a4d7-04338b45a2f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).