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type: "Bill"
title: "SAAP-BEST PRACTICES PROTOCOL"
description: "Amends the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act to require the Board of Governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to establish a committee to evaluate and recommend a best practices protocol on specific issues related to investigation and prosecution of serious criminal offenses. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5899"
citation: "Illinois HB 5899 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ff9798d-5cdc-48dc-ad04-779bddd98445"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5899&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81204&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "efa8dc1f8f889d3d3d427ede1d41c79323b85a425bc42133636c79b77f8f44e9"
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 5899 (98th) — SAAP-BEST PRACTICES PROTOCOL
Amends the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act to require the Board of Governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to establish a committee to evaluate and recommend a best practices protocol on specific issues related to investigation and prosecution of serious criminal offenses. Effective immediately.
## 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=09800HB5899&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81204&DocNum=5899&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5899eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81204&DocNum=5899&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5899enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81204&DocNum=5899&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Tom Cross — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2014-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2014-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0938 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ff9798d-5cdc-48dc-ad04-779bddd98445`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).