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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMINAL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of \"offense\" for the purpose of inchoate offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6459"
citation: "Illinois HB 6459 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-18"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37bc8280-cad7-4e34-8c7a-988ecca4062b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6459&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52487&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f138db018ac448d3a097a0ddb1bf0d9ed536ad2f75af02f771a19ce805e85cad"
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 6459 (96th) — CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "offense" for the purpose of inchoate offenses.
## 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=09600HB6459&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52487&DocNum=6459&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6459eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52487&DocNum=6459&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6459enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52487&DocNum=6459&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2010-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-12** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2010-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2010-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1285 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37bc8280-cad7-4e34-8c7a-988ecca4062b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).