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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-ABSOLUTE LIABILITY"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to each element thereof, one of the mental states described in the Code if the offense is a misdemeanor which is not punishable by incarceration or by a fine exceeding $1,000 (rather than $500), or the statute defining the offense clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3028"
citation: "Illinois SB 3028 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a64a92b-0168-46c0-821b-d1114a6c436d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3028&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50553&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a42c77e3f1e8b0221244f353389a97592a24f74647afafcf55ff93defbf33f80"
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 3028 (96th) — CRIM CD-ABSOLUTE LIABILITY
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to each element thereof, one of the mental states described in the Code if the offense is a misdemeanor which is not punishable by incarceration or by a fine exceeding $1,000 (rather than $500), or the statute defining the offense clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described.
## 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=09600SB3028&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50553&DocNum=3028&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3028eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50553&DocNum=3028&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3028enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50553&DocNum=3028&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1151** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **484** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2010-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Third Reading - Passed; 048-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2010-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1198 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a64a92b-0168-46c0-821b-d1114a6c436d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).