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Bill	CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT	Amends the Criminal Identification Act relating to expungement. Changes the procedures relating to the expungement of adult criminal records and the records of minors prosecuted as adults. Establishes time limits and procedures for filing petitions to expunge. Excludes certain enumerated offenses from expungement. Provides for the sealing of certain arrest and court records. Provides that the court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Illinois Human Rights Act by changing cross-references.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 3961	Illinois HB 3961 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	44	2	2009-02-26	2009-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/38719945-e937-4a65-bb62-1a732d41e7c2	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3961&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46801&SessionID=76&GA=96	30c527eae3ea13a1df8d324f414fb6dd8d97862f403112df805bba51ebd797aa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3961 (96th) — CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT

Amends the Criminal Identification Act relating to expungement. Changes the procedures relating to the expungement of adult criminal records and the records of minors prosecuted as adults. Establishes time limits and procedures for filing petitions to expunge. Excludes certain enumerated offenses from expungement. Provides for the sealing of certain arrest and court records. Provides that the court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Illinois Human Rights Act by changing cross-references.

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 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 104–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Constance A. Howard — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard filing
• 2009-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-03 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2009-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2009-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
• 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
• 2009-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
• 2009-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2009-04-01 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-04-01 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-04-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2009-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2009-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
• 2009-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) amendment-failure
• 2009-04-15 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2009-04-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2009-04-30 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2009-05-07 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
• 2009-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
• 2009-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
• 2009-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2010
• 2009-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0409 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38719945-e937-4a65-bb62-1a732d41e7c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).