---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-TATTOO&BODY PIERCING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of false representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4895"
citation: "Illinois HB 4895 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-01-13"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5577f807-5dd5-4aac-8b98-7a664d99608b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4895&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49367&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9316a339c0ddf1bff33ba2e2d07ff00d62b782687102dca9adc7bb89a8995fe6"
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 4895 (96th) — CRIM CD-TATTOO&BODY PIERCING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of false representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor.

## 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=09600HB4895&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49367&DocNum=4895&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4895eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49367&DocNum=4895&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4895enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49367&DocNum=4895&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `filing`
- **2010-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2010-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2010-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-17** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-03-24** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2010
- **2010-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bomke `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1311 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5577f807-5dd5-4aac-8b98-7a664d99608b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).