---
type: "Bill"
title: "ORDERS OF PROTECTION-PROCESS"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that in counties with a population over 3,000,000, a special process server may not be appointed if the order of protection grants the surrender of a child, the surrender of a firearm or firearm owners identification card, or the exclusive possession of a shared residence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3161"
citation: "Illinois HB 3161 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c77a72cb-59ae-4cba-8f40-bc65d03976aa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3161&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89306&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "9d2405505de062681852a1c139447332e0a1e7d0a6a72451dc08149141c3600f"
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 3161 (99th) — ORDERS OF PROTECTION-PROCESS

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that in counties with a population over 3,000,000, a special process server may not be appointed if the order of protection grants the surrender of a child, the surrender of a firearm or firearm owners identification card, or the exclusive possession of a shared residence.

## 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=09900HB3161&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89306&DocNum=3161&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3161eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89306&DocNum=3161&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3161enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89306&DocNum=3161&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0240 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c77a72cb-59ae-4cba-8f40-bc65d03976aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).