republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2956.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-SEXUAL ASSAULT-HIV"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the prosecuting State's Attorney shall seek an order from the court to compel the accused to be tested for any sexually transmissible disease, including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), within 48 hours: (1) after a finding at a preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that an accused has committed criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or (2) after an indictment is returned charging an accused with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or (3) after a finding that a defendant charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child is unfit to stand trial where the finding is made prior to the preliminary hearing, or (4) after the request of the victim of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2956"
citation: "Illinois SB 2956 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/823b5d92-259f-4868-95dd-5db6098dad3b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2956&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79171&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0a3f5887e20d8d5384c3db508ad1e62b8b08385c0f8062c27b806af1b9cb0b1f"
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 SB 2956 (98th) — CRIM CD-SEXUAL ASSAULT-HIV

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the prosecuting State's Attorney shall seek an order from the court to compel the accused to be tested for any sexually transmissible disease, including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), within 48 hours: (1) after a finding at a preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that an accused has committed criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or (2) after an indictment is returned charging an accused with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or (3) after a finding that a defendant charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child is unfit to stand trial where the finding is made prior to the preliminary hearing, or (4) after the request of the victim of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800SB2956&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79171&DocNum=2956&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2956eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79171&DocNum=2956&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2956enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79171&DocNum=2956&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **99–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — primary (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanne M Ives — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-03-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2014-05-07** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2014-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2014
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0761 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/823b5d92-259f-4868-95dd-5db6098dad3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).