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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AIRMAN FALSE PERS"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that no person may claim or represent that he or she is an airman, airline employee, airport employee, or contractor at an airport in order to obtain the uniform, identification card, license, or other identification paraphernalia of an airman, airline employee, airport employee, or contractor at an airport. Provides that whoever enters upon, or remains in, any restricted area or restricted landing area while dressed in the uniform of, improperly wearing the identification of, presenting false credentials of, or otherwise physically impersonating an airman, employee of an airline, employee of an airport, or contractor at an airport commits a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1559"
citation: "Illinois HB 1559 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2005-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/568216e2-5ebb-4093-bf82-d2a856998fed"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1559&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16400&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "3603bf196fae5a0f17677bd51d5910ee67c67ce2ee64cc4039709ff5e297f9db"
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 1559 (94th) — CRIM CD-AIRMAN FALSE PERS
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that no person may claim or represent that he or she is an airman, airline employee, airport employee, or contractor at an airport in order to obtain the uniform, identification card, license, or other identification paraphernalia of an airman, airline employee, airport employee, or contractor at an airport. Provides that whoever enters upon, or remains in, any restricted area or restricted landing area while dressed in the uniform of, improperly wearing the identification of, presenting false credentials of, or otherwise physically impersonating an airman, employee of an airline, employee of an airport, or contractor at an airport commits a Class 4 felony. 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=09400HB1559&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16400&DocNum=1559&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1559eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16400&DocNum=1559&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1559enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16400&DocNum=1559&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Edward Petka — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Cross — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2005-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2005-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward Petka
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2005
- **2005-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0548 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/568216e2-5ebb-4093-bf82-d2a856998fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).