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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-BAD CHECK DIVERSION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the fee collected from an offender diverted to the State's Attorney's bad check diversion program may be used in the enforcement and prosecution of criminal laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 239"
citation: "Illinois HB 239 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-10"
last_action: "2007-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c02ff24-ea1b-4dd4-80b3-6c44de131009"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=239&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26968&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f63d8ae0cf2171b2e19b8221944af8d0f85751011ccdf0237f2a15805d4aff61"
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 239 (95th) — CRIM CD-BAD CHECK DIVERSION
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the fee collected from an offender diverted to the State's Attorney's bad check diversion program may be used in the enforcement and prosecution of criminal laws.
## 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=09500HB0239&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26968&DocNum=239&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0239eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26968&DocNum=239&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0239enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26968&DocNum=239&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2007-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0041 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c02ff24-ea1b-4dd4-80b3-6c44de131009`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).