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| Bill | CRIM PRO-FORENSIC TESTING | Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that forensic testing of evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in the defendant's conviction, but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial may be allowed by the court if in addition to the other factors required by law the testing is performed by an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD) accredited laboratory or an International Standards Organization (ISO) accredited laboratory. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 2737 | Illinois SB 2737 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 80 | 2 | 2006-01-20 | 2007-02-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/10357692-a25a-4a67-b331-388920a7a62f | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2737&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23713&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 5fa0d2f8027a1308ef441f0da76f7c32ec0725c9f9a27b31527831fd790b57e1 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2737 (94th) — CRIM PRO-FORENSIC TESTING
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that forensic testing of evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in the defendant's conviction, but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial may be allowed by the court if in addition to the other factors required by law the testing is performed by an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD) accredited laboratory or an International Standards Organization (ISO) accredited laboratory.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-01-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
filing - 2006-01-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-01-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-02-01 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2006-02-08 Held in Judiciary
- 2006-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2006-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2006-02-15 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-003-000
committee-passage - 2006-02-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-02-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2006-03-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- 2006-03-01 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-03-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Maloney
amendment-passage - 2006-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2006
- 2006-03-02 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-02 Arrived in House
introduction - 2006-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- 2006-03-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-24 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- 2006-03-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-04-07 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
- 2006-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-04-07 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-04-13 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
- 2006-04-30 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 5, 2006
- 2006-05-05 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-11-13 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 9, 2007
- 2006-11-13 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2006-11-13 Rules Refers to 2nd Reading
- 2006-11-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-11-14 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2006-11-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
amendment-introduction - 2006-11-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-11-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- 2006-11-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2006-11-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2006-11-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2006-11-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- 2006-11-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
amendment-introduction - 2006-11-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-11-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- 2006-11-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2006-11-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2006-11-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2006-11-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2006-12-19 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2006-12-19 Sponsor Removed Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2007-01-03 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
amendment-introduction - 2007-01-03 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-01-04 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- 2007-01-07 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-01-07 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-01-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2007-01-07 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-01-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-01-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-01-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
amendment-failure - 2007-01-09 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 03
- 2007-01-09 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 03
- 2007-01-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul
filing - 2007-01-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-01-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2007-01-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2007-01-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2007-01-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-01-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2007-01-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- 2007-01-09 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-01-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-02-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-02-27 Effective Date January 1, 2008
- 2007-02-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1113
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/10357692-a25a-4a67-b331-388920a7a62f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).