---
type: "Bill"
title: "COURTS-SECURITY OFFICERS"
description: "Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also employ court security officers. Authorizes a court security officer to arrest in the same manner as authorized by similarly certified officers of a county sheriff. Allows a court security officer to carry a weapon at his or her place of employment and to and from his or her place of employment. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3138"
citation: "Illinois HB 3138 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Harmon", "Elizabeth Hernandez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2022-01-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14034e53-3e7b-42ec-9237-fcc1e37cdbb1"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3138&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132063&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "21e91e9afa706877c1c7418a252b567e3bb2228db54dd919efcab267f899cbe5"
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 3138 (102nd) — COURTS-SECURITY OFFICERS

Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also employ court security officers. Authorizes a court security officer to arrest in the same manner as authorized by similarly certified officers of a county sheriff. Allows a court security officer to carry a weapon at his or her place of employment and to and from his or her place of employment. 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/10200HB3138.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3138eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3138sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3138sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3138enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-05-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2021-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2021-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 15, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 1, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-08-26** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2021-08-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading August 31, 2021
- **2021-10-13** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)(ii) this bill shall not be re-referred to the Committee on Assignment pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
- **2021-11-28** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2022-01-05** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-01-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 5, 2022
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-01-05** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2022-01-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-01-05** Third Reading - Passed; 041-016-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-01-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2022-01-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-01-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2022-01-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 066-034-000
- **2022-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 066-034-000
- **2022-01-05** House Concurs
- **2022-01-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-01-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-01-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-07** Effective Date January 7, 2022
- **2022-01-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0693 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14034e53-3e7b-42ec-9237-fcc1e37cdbb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).