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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-COMPLAINTS"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a peace officer discovers the commission of a misdemeanor and is the complaining witness, the signing of the complaint by the peace officer is sufficient to charge the defendant with the commission of the offense without the need for the complaint to be sworn to. Provides that the peace officer signing the complaint is subject to the penalty for perjury for false certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3304"
citation: "Illinois SB 3304 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-09"
last_action: "2010-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ce84321-1eaf-4037-b06f-af452390548e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3304&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51130&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9888e2bd5ff40fe1819852d4d9ea80e7eb27d2ae0c24b43f749fb9e34c91f363"
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 3304 (96th) — CRIM PRO-COMPLAINTS
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a peace officer discovers the commission of a misdemeanor and is the complaining witness, the signing of the complaint by the peace officer is sufficient to charge the defendant with the commission of the offense without the need for the complaint to be sworn to. Provides that the peace officer signing the complaint is subject to the penalty for perjury for false certification.
## 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=09600SB3304&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51130&DocNum=3304&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3304eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51130&DocNum=3304&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3304enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51130&DocNum=3304&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **541** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1131** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — primary (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 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; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2010-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1206 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ce84321-1eaf-4037-b06f-af452390548e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).