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Bill	CRIM CD-LASER AT AIRCRAFT	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits knowingly discharging a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft in the process of taking off, landing, or while in flight. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "aircraft" and "laser".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 167	Illinois HB 167 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	40	2	2011-01-13	2011-07-21	openstates	ocd-bill/df75ce81-c93f-4609-98d1-cced10ce0208	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=167&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54740&SessionID=84&GA=97	9a54ae0cbbf51a54d6a38a12655d071b011ab16b2cc2c8ed94940cb05435ba31	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 167 (97th) — CRIM CD-LASER AT AIRCRAFT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits knowingly discharging a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft in the process of taking off, landing, or while in flight. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "aircraft" and "laser".

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dave Winters — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2011-01-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters filing
• 2011-01-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-01-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2011-02-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-02-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-02-17 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2011-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2011-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2011-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2011-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2011-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2011-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2011-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2011-02-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-02-23 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2011-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2011-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2011-02-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2011-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2011-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2011-03-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-03-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2011-03-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2011-05-06 Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
• 2011-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
• 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-17 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-21 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-07-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0153 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df75ce81-c93f-4609-98d1-cced10ce0208. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).