---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOMESTIC VIOL-ORDER PROTECTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Makes a technical change in the short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5148"
citation: "Illinois HB 5148 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01cd8365-77ce-4e47-b430-b2ab8d0f3f8b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5148&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36241&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "18cc0a540eb4c65ba8b63ff414e0f78edb1649f67092d7f560ba4c5b2ad39e1d"
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 5148 (95th) — DOMESTIC VIOL-ORDER PROTECTION

Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Makes a technical change in the 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=09500HB5148&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36241&DocNum=5148&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5148eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36241&DocNum=5148&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5148enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36241&DocNum=5148&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-11** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-11** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2008-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2008-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2008-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
- **2008-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2008-05-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-05-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2008-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2008-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2008-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0886 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01cd8365-77ce-4e47-b430-b2ab8d0f3f8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).