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Bill	CRIM ID-IMMEDIATE SEALING	Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records of charges that result in an acquittal or dismissal with prejudice, except for minor traffic offenses, may be immediately sealed after the final disposition of the case. Provides that upon entry of judgment, the defendant shall be informed of this right and the proper procedures to follow to have records that are eligible be immediately sealed. Provides that the petition may be filed on behalf of the defendant by his or her attorney at the final disposition hearing, or by the defendant at any time. Provides that the State's Attorney may not object to an immediate sealing petition and the presiding trial judge shall enter an order granting or denying the petition during the hearing in which the petition is filed. Provides that no fees shall be charged by the circuit court clerk or the Department of State Police for processing petitions filed under this provision. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 514	Illinois HB 514 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2017-01-23	2017-08-24	openstates	ocd-bill/52e2bc61-521f-4900-862e-9ae4ab0f4ccb	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=514&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100611&SessionID=91&GA=100	5ed205abc2f78f5192a1d1f2583114c19f55750691e00e7f0087d2ed0e485702	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 514 (100th) — CRIM ID-IMMEDIATE SEALING

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records of charges that result in an acquittal or dismissal with prejudice, except for minor traffic offenses, may be immediately sealed after the final disposition of the case. Provides that upon entry of judgment, the defendant shall be informed of this right and the proper procedures to follow to have records that are eligible be immediately sealed. Provides that the petition may be filed on behalf of the defendant by his or her attorney at the final disposition hearing, or by the defendant at any time. Provides that the State's Attorney may not object to an immediate sealing petition and the presiding trial judge shall enter an order granting or denying the petition during the hearing in which the petition is filed. Provides that no fees shall be charged by the circuit court clerk or the Department of State Police for processing petitions filed under this provision. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 74–40 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 38–13 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford filing
• 2017-01-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-01-24 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-02 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
• 2017-03-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-28 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-003-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-04 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-040-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2017-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2017-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
• 2017-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2017-04-05 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2017 reading-1
• 2017-04-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2017-04-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2017-05-03 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-002-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
• 2017-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2017-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 038-013-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-24 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0282 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/52e2bc61-521f-4900-862e-9ae4ab0f4ccb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).