republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-2040.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-USE OF RECORDED SOUND"
description: "Amends the Section of the Criminal Code of 1961 creating the offense of unlawful use of recorded sounds or images. Provides that, with respect to sound recordings (other than from the sound track of a motion picture or other audiovisual work), the Section applies only to sound recordings that were initially recorded before February 15, 1972."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2040"
citation: "Illinois SB 2040 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd447b8d-89a4-429e-88bd-3c892e6c4494"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2040&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58187&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "273b6ae53d83064a26c2080aac293f653cf4f378eac4aea4ce2bc824a7b3f5e1"
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 2040 (97th) — CRIM CD-USE OF RECORDED SOUND

Amends the Section of the Criminal Code of 1961 creating the offense of unlawful use of recorded sounds or images. Provides that, with respect to sound recordings (other than from the sound track of a motion picture or other audiovisual work), the Section applies only to sound recordings that were initially recorded before February 15, 1972.

## 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=09700SB2040&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58187&DocNum=2040&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2040eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58187&DocNum=2040&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2040enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58187&DocNum=2040&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ron Sandack — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ron Sandack `filing`
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2011
- **2011-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 050-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2011-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2011-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2011-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-16** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2011
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ron Sandack `filing`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
- **2011-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0538 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd447b8d-89a4-429e-88bd-3c892e6c4494`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).