republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2695.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning official misconduct. Provides that an employee of a law enforcement agency commits misconduct when he or she knowingly uses or communicates, directly or indirectly, information acquired in the course of employment, which obstructs, impedes, or prevents the investigation, apprehension, or prosecution of any criminal offense or person. Provides that an employee who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 3 felony and shall forfeit his or her office or employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2695"
citation: "Illinois SB 2695 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-28"
last_action: "2014-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f986ed0-f128-481f-a9fb-f89991baeb71"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2695&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78396&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "91b052c0e21deb0ea000051341919de73662a7e0738f792d155114110dbc9b71"
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 2695 (98th) — CRIM CD-OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning official misconduct. Provides that an employee of a law enforcement agency commits misconduct when he or she knowingly uses or communicates, directly or indirectly, information acquired in the course of employment, which obstructs, impedes, or prevents the investigation, apprehension, or prosecution of any criminal offense or person. Provides that an employee who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 3 felony and shall forfeit his or her office or employment.

## 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=09800SB2695&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78396&DocNum=2695&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2695eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78396&DocNum=2695&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2695enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78396&DocNum=2695&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2014-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2014-02-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-02-19** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2014
- **2014-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2014-02-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-000
- **2014-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2014-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2014-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-08** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0867 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f986ed0-f128-481f-a9fb-f89991baeb71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).