---
type: "Bill"
title: "GENETIC INFORMATION PRIVACY AC"
description: "GENETIC INFORMATION PRIVACY AC"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 8"
citation: "Illinois HB 8 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 81
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-06-23T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9299877-6eed-4a94-acdd-969753758f32"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "ac4767062da52acd12ccc4dabc7929251107cc915e1dbca4462a6983a3f2bb6f"
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 8 (90th) — GENETIC INFORMATION PRIVACY AC

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0008LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BOST — cosponsor (person)
- COULSON — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,MONIQUE — cosponsor (person)
- ERWIN — cosponsor (person)
- FARLEY — cosponsor (person)
- FEIGENHOLTZ — cosponsor (person)
- HAWKINSON — cosponsor (person)
- HOLBROOK — cosponsor (person)
- HOWARD — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBS — cosponsor (person)
- KOSEL — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- MOFFITT — cosponsor (person)
- MULLIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- POE — cosponsor (person)
- SCHAKOWSKY — cosponsor (person)
- SCHOENBERG — cosponsor (person)
- SEVERNS — cosponsor (person)
- SLONE — cosponsor (person)
- WAIT — cosponsor (person)
- WINKEL — cosponsor (person)
- WOOD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-16T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1997-01-16T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CIVIL LAW H
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 010-001-000 HJUA
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD
- **1997-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOD
- **1997-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MOFFITT
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MOFFITT
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MOFFITT
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHELPS
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MOFFITT
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MOFFITT
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HJUA
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MOFFITT
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HJUA/009-000-000
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MOFFITT
- **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 100-014-002 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHAKOWSKY
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR HAWKINSON
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR FARLEY
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR JACOBS
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SEVERNS
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 007-000-002 SINS
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-12
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-13
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-06T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-06-23T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-06-23T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-06-23T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9299877-6eed-4a94-acdd-969753758f32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).