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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIM CD-DAMAGE&DEFACEMENT"
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description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides for enhanced penalties for criminal damage to property and criminal defacement of property if the property damaged or defaced are individual graves, gravestones, or markers or property which memorializes or honors a person or group, including police officers, fire fighters, veterans, or historic figures."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "SB 2231"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2231 (98th)"
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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: 60
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2013-02-15"
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last_action: "2013-08-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6b03330-1c56-46ad-884f-0c396dc0709b"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2231&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73813&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "03ac7937e75ccc83c35917038ccad852f2e7a677fc9a39020efd6d9d608fa608"
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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 SB 2231 (98th) — CRIM CD-DAMAGE&DEFACEMENT
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides for enhanced penalties for criminal damage to property and criminal defacement of property if the property damaged or defaced are individual graves, gravestones, or markers or property which memorializes or honors a person or group, including police officers, fire fighters, veterans, or historic figures.
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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=09800SB2231&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73813&DocNum=2231&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2231eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73813&DocNum=2231&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2231enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73813&DocNum=2231&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeanne M Ives — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
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- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
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- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
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- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
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- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-05** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
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- **2013-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2013-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2013-03-13** To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
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- **2013-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2013-03-20** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
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- **2013-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2013-03-22** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2013
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- **2013-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
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- **2013-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-11** Postponed - Criminal Law
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- **2013-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
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- **2013-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
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- **2013-04-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
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- **2013-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
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- **2013-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2013-04-17** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2013
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- **2013-04-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2013-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2013
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- **2013-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2013-04-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
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- **2013-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2013-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2013-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
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- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
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- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
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- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2013-05-10** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2013-05-10** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2013-05-10** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2013-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2013-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2013-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2014
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- **2013-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0315 `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/e6b03330-1c56-46ad-884f-0c396dc0709b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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