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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIM CD-FALSE ACADEMIC DEGREE"
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description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to knowingly manufacture or produce a false academic degree or for a person to knowingly use a false academic degree for the purpose of obtaining employment or admission to an Illinois institution of higher learning or admission to an advanced degree program at an Illinois institution of higher learning or for the purpose of obtaining a promotion or higher compensation in employment. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 1448"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1448 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-02-06"
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last_action: "2003-07-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/312902b5-e0c5-412f-a408-97173aea21d1"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1448&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2238&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "9e77c0644bf65cdc432c221668ad1895bc44d49033e88dd769ca6512e921c7cf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1448 (93rd) — CRIM CD-FALSE ACADEMIC DEGREE
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to knowingly manufacture or produce a false academic degree or for a person to knowingly use a false academic degree for the purpose of obtaining employment or admission to an Illinois institution of higher learning or admission to an advanced degree program at an Illinois institution of higher learning or for the purpose of obtaining a promotion or higher compensation in employment. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1448&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2238&DocNum=1448&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1448eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2238&DocNum=1448&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1448enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2238&DocNum=1448&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
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- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Churchill
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- **2003-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2003-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
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- **2003-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
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- **2003-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
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- **2003-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-29** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2003
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- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2003
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- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0239 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/312902b5-e0c5-412f-a408-97173aea21d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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