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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGG BATTERY-TORTURE"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 233"
citation: "Illinois HB 233 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-01-21"
last_action: "2011-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a231b890-6a67-4ec1-8409-e9ac970253b0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=233&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54857&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "00c351a8382f54d60b80313f3e95e9a2a6ac8340071ceddb8747df0308eb89a4"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0233&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54857&DocNum=233&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0233eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54857&DocNum=233&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0233enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54857&DocNum=233&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1140** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a231b890-6a67-4ec1-8409-e9ac970253b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).