---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2873"
citation: "Illinois SB 2873 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7149efdf-e278-4e11-8046-4cf7dab04abf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2873&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23982&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8a6dc6a3386cde2fd6fbe3d2a4eaa986b064fb89719d75022cbaecb92e113fca"
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 2873 (94th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings.

## 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=09400SB2873&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23982&DocNum=2873&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2873eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23982&DocNum=2873&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2873enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23982&DocNum=2873&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- **2006-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
- **2006-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- **2006-02-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-02-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2006-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-03-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2006-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Careen M Gordon `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2006-03-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
- **2006-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2006-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-03** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0992 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7149efdf-e278-4e11-8046-4cf7dab04abf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).