---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-TONGUE SPLITTING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits a person other than a licensed physician or dentist from performing tongue splitting. Provides that a physician or dentist authorized to perform tongue splitting may perform tongue splitting on an individual only if there is a therapeutic or clinical basis for performing the procedure on that individual. Makes a first offense a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense a Class 4 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3086"
citation: "Illinois HB 3086 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-26"
last_action: "2003-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dd58d65-edfb-4912-aa33-a36001ceab38"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3086&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5660&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "37b597718c8494859a0cc57a09904b3857d97eceebef085ec027139916435ebf"
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 3086 (93rd) — CRIM CD-TONGUE SPLITTING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits a person other than a licensed physician or dentist from performing tongue splitting. Provides that a physician or dentist authorized to perform tongue splitting may perform tongue splitting on an individual only if there is a therapeutic or clinical basis for performing the procedure on that individual. Makes a first offense a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense a Class 4 felony.

## 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=09300HB3086&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5660&DocNum=3086&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3086eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5660&DocNum=3086&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3086enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5660&DocNum=3086&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David E. Miller — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller `filing`
- **2003-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2003-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2003-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2003-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-04-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-05-20** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Meeks `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David E. Miller; Motion #1
- **2003-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-001
- **2003-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0449 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dd58d65-edfb-4912-aa33-a36001ceab38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).