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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated assault of a peace officer, community policing volunteer, private security officer, fireman, employee of a police or sheriff's department, or person who is employed by a municipality and whose duties include traffic control is also a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) when a knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in length, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife, stiletto, axe, hatchet, bludgeon, black-jack, slungshot, sand-bag, sand-club, metal knuckles, billy, or other dangerous weapon of like character is used in the commission of the assault."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2488"
citation: "Illinois SB 2488 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-10-22"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d9b1753-b42a-4909-8925-28dd615bd98c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2488&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=48752&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2613e578ac9901f0c493c65afd5d030927a53eac1c07f9cb17e28c9655cf0a0d"
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 2488 (96th) — CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated assault of a peace officer, community policing volunteer, private security officer, fireman, employee of a police or sheriff's department, or person who is employed by a municipality and whose duties include traffic control is also a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) when a knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in length, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife, stiletto, axe, hatchet, bludgeon, black-jack, slungshot, sand-bag, sand-club, metal knuckles, billy, or other dangerous weapon of like character is used in the commission of the assault.
## 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=09600SB2488&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48752&DocNum=2488&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2488eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48752&DocNum=2488&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2488enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48752&DocNum=2488&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1132** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-10-22** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `filing`
- **2009-10-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-10-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-04** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2010-02-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2010-02-10** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2010-02-17** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2010
- **2010-02-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2010
- **2010-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2010-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1109 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d9b1753-b42a-4909-8925-28dd615bd98c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).