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| Bill | CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT | Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge the records of his or her arrests when he or she has been convicted of or placed on supervision for a misdemeanor that occurred more than 15 years before the filing of the petition if the person has not committed another offense within that period, other than minor traffic offenses. Provides that prior to the granting of the petition, the Director of State Police shall certify that the person has no other records of arrest and conviction within that time period, other than minor traffic offenses. Provides that the circuit court clerk shall charge a $150 fee per offense plus court costs for the expungement. Provides that the fees shall be deposited in the State treasury in a special fund known as the Misdemeanor Expungement Fund. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall disburse moneys in the fund as grants to certain specified organizations. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 2378 | Illinois HB 2378 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 67 | 2 | 2013-02-20 | 2014-08-19 | openstates | ocd-bill/408ed5bc-c36d-4718-9c1b-98e672950dc7 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2378&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74161&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 162cb05cebd949f95a36a7edb321df6c91e62751f06be9bc9eafe37fa92b0a17 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2378 (98th) — CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge the records of his or her arrests when he or she has been convicted of or placed on supervision for a misdemeanor that occurred more than 15 years before the filing of the petition if the person has not committed another offense within that period, other than minor traffic offenses. Provides that prior to the granting of the petition, the Director of State Police shall certify that the person has no other records of arrest and conviction within that time period, other than minor traffic offenses. Provides that the circuit court clerk shall charge a $150 fee per offense plus court costs for the expungement. Provides that the fees shall be deposited in the State treasury in a special fund known as the Misdemeanor Expungement Fund. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall disburse moneys in the fund as grants to certain specified organizations.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 65–47 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 35–18 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2013-02-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
filing - 2013-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-02-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-02-25 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2013-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
amendment-introduction - 2013-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2013-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2013-03-21 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 010-005-000
committee-passage - 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-04-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2013-04-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2013-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
amendment-introduction - 2013-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2013-04-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2013-04-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-04-18 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-006-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2013-04-19 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-04 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- 2014-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2014-03-05 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-05 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-06 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2014-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 015-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2014-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2014-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- 2014-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-047-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2014-03-28 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2014-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2014-03-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-03-28 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-04-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2014-04-23 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2014-04-30 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2014-05-06 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2014-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- 2014-05-06 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2014-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- 2014-05-07 Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-004-000
committee-passage - 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- 2014-05-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- 2014-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2014-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2014-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2014-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2014-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 035-018-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-23 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-19 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-19 Effective Date January 1, 2015
- 2014-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1009
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/408ed5bc-c36d-4718-9c1b-98e672950dc7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).