republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-4023.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGG ASSAULT-SPORTS OFF"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits aggravated assault when he or she knows the individual assaulted to be a sports official or coach at any level of competition and the act causing the assault to the sports official or coach occurred within an athletic facility or within the immediate vicinity of the athletic facility at which the sports official or coach was an active participant in the athletic contest held at the athletic facility. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4023"
citation: "Illinois HB 4023 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-14"
last_action: "2004-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26492be9-b10d-4afb-a65d-91b89823a766"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4023&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7973&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "9b03f12bbd9353b3b5abc1ed71b1b08c98859f2d98231def6de3f0e80cd299cf"
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 4023 (93rd) — CRIM CD-AGG ASSAULT-SPORTS OFF

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits aggravated assault when he or she knows the individual assaulted to be a sports official or coach at any level of competition and the act causing the assault to the sports official or coach occurred within an athletic facility or within the immediate vicinity of the athletic facility at which the sports official or coach was an active participant in the athletic contest held at the athletic facility. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

## 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=09300HB4023&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7973&DocNum=4023&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4023eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7973&DocNum=4023&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4023enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7973&DocNum=4023&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul D. Froehlich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich `filing`
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2004-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Correctional Note Filed
- **2004-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2004-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2004-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2004-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-09** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0692 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26492be9-b10d-4afb-a65d-91b89823a766`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).