---
type: "Bill"
title: "DETECTIVE-INJUNCTIVE RELIEF"
description: "Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that reasonable attorney's fees and costs may be awarded to a licensee, interested party, or person injured if he or she successfully obtains injunctive relief, whether by consent or otherwise. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1831"
citation: "Illinois HB 1831 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Omar Aquino", "Rita Mayfield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8492b27-3858-4a0d-b515-e1db504601e1"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1831&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130555&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0f5e156f0da6435a7494cb43aa621bc07b8ae187d560b7acb2c34efefc86f184"
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 1831 (102nd) — DETECTIVE-INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that reasonable attorney's fees and costs may be awarded to a licensee, interested party, or person injured if he or she successfully obtains injunctive relief, whether by consent or otherwise. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1831.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1831eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1831enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Omar Aquino — primary (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0418 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8492b27-3858-4a0d-b515-e1db504601e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).