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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ARSON"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 444"
citation: "Illinois HB 444 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1e55a9-85fa-4af4-b6c0-326027ebc55f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=444&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14778&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f47579ed0730bbb990f8f4cf6533e46f4233de77ed2f926c99d26b1942b89408"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0444&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14778&DocNum=444&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0444eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14778&DocNum=444&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0444enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14778&DocNum=444&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1080** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e1e55a9-85fa-4af4-b6c0-326027ebc55f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).