republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-2027.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FORGERY-FALSE DOCUMENT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits forgery when, with intent to defraud, he or she knowingly makes a false document or alters any document to make it false and that document is apparently capable of defrauding another (rather than knowingly makes or alters a document apparently capable of defrauding another in such manner that it purports to have been made by another or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority). Defines \"false document\" or \"document that is false\" to include a document whose contents are false in some material way, or that purports to have been made by another or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2027"
citation: "Illinois SB 2027 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdfb26f9-dedd-4e55-bcaf-a95ea252cc10"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2027&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58172&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6df09cef17c00ef3da8601e723b63943dcd356f57ae6b04ba79b0089eb6fef36"
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 2027 (97th) — CRIM CD-FORGERY-FALSE DOCUMENT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits forgery when, with intent to defraud, he or she knowingly makes a false document or alters any document to make it false and that document is apparently capable of defrauding another (rather than knowingly makes or alters a document apparently capable of defrauding another in such manner that it purports to have been made by another or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority). Defines "false document" or "document that is false" to include a document whose contents are false in some material way, or that purports to have been made by another or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority.

## 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=09700SB2027&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58172&DocNum=2027&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2027eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58172&DocNum=2027&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2027enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58172&DocNum=2027&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `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`
- **2011-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `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; 053-000-000 `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. Michelle Mussman
- **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`
- **2011-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0231 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdfb26f9-dedd-4e55-bcaf-a95ea252cc10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).