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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIM CD-MINORS-TATTOO & PIERC"
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description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, to tattoo or offer to tattoo a person under 18 (rather than 21) years of age. Provides that the penalty for unlawfully tattooing or piercing the body of a person under 18 years of age is a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class C misdemeanor). Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for an owner or employee of those businesses to permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where tattooing or body piercing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian. Provides that the prohibitions do not apply to a person under 18 years of age who tattoos or offers to tattoo or who pierces the body or oral cavity of another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which tattooing, body piercing, or oral cavity piercing is performed."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 29"
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citation: "Illinois HB 29 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2004-12-14"
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last_action: "2005-11-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95f47211-ad70-41c6-8fb2-dc53efa6405c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=29&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14148&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "ab20eadc2f5ae8a2d2c5e17e10d467d181a0356f3a6aca7d1abd298e07f310a8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 29 (94th) — CRIM CD-MINORS-TATTOO & PIERC
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, to tattoo or offer to tattoo a person under 18 (rather than 21) years of age. Provides that the penalty for unlawfully tattooing or piercing the body of a person under 18 years of age is a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class C misdemeanor). Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for an owner or employee of those businesses to permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where tattooing or body piercing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian. Provides that the prohibitions do not apply to a person under 18 years of age who tattoos or offers to tattoo or who pierces the body or oral cavity of another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which tattooing, body piercing, or oral cavity piercing is performed.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0029&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14148&DocNum=29&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0029eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14148&DocNum=29&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0029enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14148&DocNum=29&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Motion — **91–24** (fail) · lower
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- Motion — **48–7** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **50–5** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **73–35** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2004-12-14** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `filing`
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- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-02-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-035-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2005-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
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- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
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- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 050-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-10** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
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- **2005-10-19** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 25, 2005
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- **2005-10-19** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
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- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2005-10-26** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 091-024-001
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- **2005-11-02** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 3, 2005
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- **2005-11-02** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2005-11-02** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2005-11-02** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 048-007-000
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- **2005-11-02** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
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- **2005-11-09** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-11-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0684 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95f47211-ad70-41c6-8fb2-dc53efa6405c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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