republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2640.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	VICTIM COMP-TATTOO REMOVAL	Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Changes the definition of "pecuniary loss" to include costs associated with trafficking tattoo removal by a person authorized or licensed to perform the specific removal procedure. Defines "trafficking tattoo" as a tattoo which is applied to a victim in connection with the commission of a violation of the Section of the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning trafficking in persons. Provides that a trafficking victim is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of removal of a trafficking tattoo if he or she files an affidavit on a form prescribed by the Attorney General attesting that the removed tattoo was applied in connection with the commission of human trafficking.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 2640	Illinois HB 2640 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	45	2	2013-02-21	2013-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/997d0247-997a-40fd-85b9-95ae38246852	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2640&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74446&SessionID=85&GA=98	19e10aff3295266d2fa1ca03159d88017f8a91edf01cac0d597f89483c45da87	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2640 (98th) — VICTIM COMP-TATTOO REMOVAL

Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Changes the definition of "pecuniary loss" to include costs associated with trafficking tattoo removal by a person authorized or licensed to perform the specific removal procedure. Defines "trafficking tattoo" as a tattoo which is applied to a victim in connection with the commission of a violation of the Section of the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning trafficking in persons. Provides that a trafficking victim is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of removal of a trafficking tattoo if he or she files an affidavit on a form prescribed by the Attorney General attesting that the removed tattoo was applied in connection with the commission of human trafficking.

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 — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Kelly Burke — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke filing
• 2013-02-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-04 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2013-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
• 2013-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2013-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
• 2013-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2013-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
• 2013-03-22 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
• 2013-03-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2013-03-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-22 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-03 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2013-04-11 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
• 2013-04-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
• 2013-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
• 2013-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2013-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
• 2013-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2013-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0435 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/997d0247-997a-40fd-85b9-95ae38246852. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).