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Bill	CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ARSON	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits aggravated arson when in the course of committing an arson he or she knowingly damages a building or structure and a correctional officer who is present at the scene acting in the line of duty is injured as a result of the fire or explosion. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 444	Illinois HB 444 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	59	2	2005-01-26	2005-07-07	openstates	ocd-bill/6e1e55a9-85fa-4af4-b6c0-326027ebc55f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=444&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14778&SessionID=50&GA=94	f47579ed0730bbb990f8f4cf6533e46f4233de77ed2f926c99d26b1942b89408	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 444 (94th) — CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ARSON

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits aggravated arson when in the course of committing an arson he or she knowingly damages a building or structure and a correctional officer who is present at the scene acting in the line of duty is injured as a result of the fire or explosion. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
• Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
• Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
• James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• John D'Amico — primary (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2005-01-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico filing
• 2005-01-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-01-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2005-02-02 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2005-02-02 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2005-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2005-02-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2005-02-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2005-02-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-02-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2005-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2005-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
• 2005-02-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2005-02-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2005-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005 reading-1
• 2005-02-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
• 2005-02-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-02-24 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2005-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2005-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2005-04-13 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2005-04-20 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
• 2005-05-04 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
• 2005-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
• 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2005-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
• 2005-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-07-07 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-07-07 Effective Date July 7, 2005
• 2005-07-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0127 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e1e55a9-85fa-4af4-b6c0-326027ebc55f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).