---
type: "Bill"
title: "FORENSIC LAB OVERSIGHT-TECH"
description: "Creates the Forensic Laboratory Oversight Act. Contains only a short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2201"
citation: "Illinois SB 2201 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-15"
last_action: "2004-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aacc2e5-c2ad-4ebc-9362-fad3b52285bd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2201&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8063&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "3d55d1c1db18e352c691f7531a0d6b9cf987e493144f2d89727b7a1d78548fa3"
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 SB 2201 (93rd) — FORENSIC LAB OVERSIGHT-TECH

Creates the Forensic Laboratory Oversight Act. Contains only a short title Section.

## 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=09300SB2201&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8063&DocNum=2201&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2201eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8063&DocNum=2201&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2201enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8063&DocNum=2201&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2004-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0784 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aacc2e5-c2ad-4ebc-9362-fad3b52285bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).