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| Bill | CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be an official or employee of the federal government commits a Class B misdemeanor. Increases the penalty for aggravated false personation of a peace officer from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the false personation of a peace officer occurred in attempting or committing a forcible felony, the penalty is a Class X felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the false personation of a peace officer occurred in attempting or committing a forcible felony, the defendant shall serve a consecutive sentence. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 2971 | Illinois SB 2971 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2006-01-20 | 2006-06-30 | openstates | ocd-bill/1e7987dd-49e1-4607-aee5-c63b365e5dbb | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2971&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=24089&SessionID=50&GA=94 | c6724414862e565e63aa51ba2dcff4cc41dbcbef175eb4d707a0a5f0991efd00 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2971 (94th) — CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be an official or employee of the federal government commits a Class B misdemeanor. Increases the penalty for aggravated false personation of a peace officer from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the false personation of a peace officer occurred in attempting or committing a forcible felony, the penalty is a Class X felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the false personation of a peace officer occurred in attempting or committing a forcible felony, the defendant shall serve a consecutive sentence.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Peter J. Roskam — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-01-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
filing - 2006-01-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-01-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-02-01 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2006-02-08 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-02-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
- 2006-02-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2006-02-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Roskam
amendment-passage - 2006-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
- 2006-02-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2006-02-28 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-02-28 Arrived in House
introduction - 2006-02-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-02-28 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2006-02-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-02-28 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-15 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 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
- 2006-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-03-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- 2006-04-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2006-04-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2006-04-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
- 2006-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-04-03 Passed Both Houses
- 2006-05-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2006-06-30 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2006-06-30 Effective Date January 1, 2007
- 2006-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0985
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1e7987dd-49e1-4607-aee5-c63b365e5dbb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).