SB0386 is a narrow technical amendment to the Illinois Arsonist Registration Act. The bill does not appear to change who must register, what information must be reported, or any enforcement provisions; instead, it amends Section 1, which concerns the Act’s short title, to make a wording or citation correction.
Because the measure is limited to a technical change in the statutory text, its practical effect on criminal law is minimal. It would update the Arsonist Registration Act in the Illinois Compiled Statutes without altering the underlying registration framework for covered individuals or the duties of law enforcement and other administering agencies.
Impact
The bill would amend 730 ILCS 148/1, the Arsonist Registration Act, by making a technical correction to the section governing the Act’s short title. This means the bill affects statutory drafting and organization rather than substantive criminal policy. No new registration requirements, penalties, exemptions, or administrative procedures are created or removed.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee debate, vote history, or other discussion in the provided materials, and the bill text itself is purely technical. Based on the available record, the measure appears routine and noncontroversial, with no indication of opposition or substantive policy disagreement.
Contention
No specific points of contention are evident from the provided materials. Because the bill only makes a technical change to the short title section of the Arsonist Registration Act, any concerns would likely be limited to drafting accuracy or statutory cleanup rather than policy disputes. No stakeholders or legislators are identified in the available record as raising objections.