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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2378"
citation: "Illinois HB 2378 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2014-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/408ed5bc-c36d-4718-9c1b-98e672950dc7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2378&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74161&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "162cb05cebd949f95a36a7edb321df6c91e62751f06be9bc9eafe37fa92b0a17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2378&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74161&DocNum=2378&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2378eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74161&DocNum=2378&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2378enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74161&DocNum=2378&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6547** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3518** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/408ed5bc-c36d-4718-9c1b-98e672950dc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).