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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VICTIM COMP-TATTOO REMOVAL"
+description: "Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Changes the definition of \"pecuniary loss\" to include costs associated with trafficking tattoo removal by a person authorized or licensed to perform the specific removal procedure. Defines \"trafficking tattoo\" as a tattoo which is applied to a victim in connection with the commission of a violation of the Section of the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning trafficking in persons. Provides that a trafficking victim is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of removal of a trafficking tattoo if he or she files an affidavit on a form prescribed by the Attorney General attesting that the removed tattoo was applied in connection with the commission of human trafficking."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "HB 2640"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2640 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2013-02-21"
+last_action: "2013-08-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/997d0247-997a-40fd-85b9-95ae38246852"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2640&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74446&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "19e10aff3295266d2fa1ca03159d88017f8a91edf01cac0d597f89483c45da87"
+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 2640 (98th) — VICTIM COMP-TATTOO REMOVAL
+
+Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Changes the definition of "pecuniary loss" to include costs associated with trafficking tattoo removal by a person authorized or licensed to perform the specific removal procedure. Defines "trafficking tattoo" as a tattoo which is applied to a victim in connection with the commission of a violation of the Section of the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning trafficking in persons. Provides that a trafficking victim is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of removal of a trafficking tattoo if he or she files an affidavit on a form prescribed by the Attorney General attesting that the removed tattoo was applied in connection with the commission of human trafficking.
+
+## 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=09800HB2640&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74446&DocNum=2640&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2640eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74446&DocNum=2640&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2640enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74446&DocNum=2640&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kelly Burke — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke `filing`
+- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
+- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
+- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
+- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
+- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
+- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
+- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
+- **2013-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
+- **2013-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
+- **2013-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
+- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
+- **2013-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
+- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
+- **2013-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
+- **2013-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
+- **2013-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
+- **2013-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
+- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
+- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0435 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/997d0247-997a-40fd-85b9-95ae38246852`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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