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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2971"
citation: "Illinois SB 2971 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e7987dd-49e1-4607-aee5-c63b365e5dbb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2971&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=24089&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "c6724414862e565e63aa51ba2dcff4cc41dbcbef175eb4d707a0a5f0991efd00"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2971&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24089&DocNum=2971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2971eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24089&DocNum=2971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2971enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24089&DocNum=2971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1100** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e7987dd-49e1-4607-aee5-c63b365e5dbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).