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Bill	CRIM CD-AGG BATTERY-TORTURE	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated battery that causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement is a Class X felony when the aggravated battery was intentional and involved the infliction of torture as the infliction of or subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the victim.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 233	Illinois HB 233 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	41	3	2011-01-21	2011-08-22	openstates	ocd-bill/a231b890-6a67-4ec1-8409-e9ac970253b0	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=233&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54857&SessionID=84&GA=97	00c351a8382f54d60b80313f3e95e9a2a6ac8340071ceddb8747df0308eb89a4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 233 (97th) — CRIM CD-AGG BATTERY-TORTURE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated battery that causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement is a Class X felony when the aggravated battery was intentional and involved the infliction of torture as the infliction of or subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the victim.

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 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Tom Cross — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-01-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross filing
• 2011-01-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-01-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2011-02-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-02-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2011-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-03-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2011-03-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-04 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2011-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2011-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues
• 2011-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
• 2011-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2011-05-11 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
• 2011-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
• 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2011-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-17 Arrived in House introduction
• 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross
• 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2011-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2011-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0467 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a231b890-6a67-4ec1-8409-e9ac970253b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).