---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-FORENSIC DNA TESTING"
description: "CRIM PRO-FORENSIC DNA TESTING"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 2138"
citation: "Illinois HB 2138 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85c411b8-9c0f-4a6a-b091-c81cf2706775"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "5de8e3e33e3e6127962b604bb1bfdcffca661cfd51f43783b5893a2e6c949ab1"
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 2138 (90th) — CRIM PRO-FORENSIC DNA TESTING

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB2138LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- JOHNSON,TOM — cosponsor (person)
- OBAMA — cosponsor (person)
- PETKA — cosponsor (person)
- ROSKAM — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,ART — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,JOHN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 014-001-000 HJUB
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ROSKAM
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED DART
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED DART
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED DART
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** PENSION NOTE REQUESTED DART
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE REQUESTED DART
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ROSKAM
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HJUB
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ROSKAM
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HJUB/011-000-000
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUEST-WITHDRAWN DART
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED WITHDRAWN/DART
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED WITHDRAWN/DART
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** PENSION NOTE REQUESTED WITHDRAWN/DART
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE REQUESTED WITHDRAWN/DART
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,ART
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ROSKAM
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 107-011-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR PETKA
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SJUD
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-01
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-06
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-06T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0141

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85c411b8-9c0f-4a6a-b091-c81cf2706775`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).