---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-EVIDENCE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to preservation of physical evidence by law enforcement agencies and State's Attorney's offices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 946"
citation: "Illinois SB 946 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/696b488e-6a1c-4354-bbcd-142e2338252f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=946&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3787&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c1662a346196d924a1c8b51b4fe5ea95a5e328ed8988640b4ef623e54371e816"
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 946 (93rd) — CRIM PRO-EVIDENCE-TECH

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to preservation of physical evidence by law enforcement agencies and State's Attorney's offices.

## 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=09300SB0946&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3787&DocNum=946&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0946eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3787&DocNum=946&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0946enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3787&DocNum=946&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-04-15** Re-assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-02** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 16, 2003
- **2003-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2003-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2003-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0592 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/696b488e-6a1c-4354-bbcd-142e2338252f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).