republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2995.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	CRIM PRO-DNA TESTING-MOTIONS	Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits inclusion in a defendant's prima facie case for forensic DNA testing of evidence that was not subject to testing at the time of his or her trial or guilty plea that identity was an issue in the investigation that resulted in his or her conviction, even if he or she confessed or admitted to the crime. Provides that upon receipt of a motion for post-conviction DNA testing, the court shall order the State to prepare an inventory of the evidence related to the case and issue a copy of the inventory to the prosecution, the petitioner, and the court. Provides that when a motion is filed to vacate based on favorable post-conviction DNA testing results, the State may, upon request, reactivate victim services for the victim of the crime during the pendency of the proceedings, and, as determined by the court after consultation with the victim or victim advocate, or both, following final adjudication of the case. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 2995	Illinois SB 2995 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2014-02-04	2014-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/11a6dd51-1f37-4ac5-b2c9-5604d9f52d0d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2995&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79243&SessionID=85&GA=98	5afd17a5b98fcd634c4c66e311a704351798506b40b711509480cd05516ded81	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2995 (98th) — CRIM PRO-DNA TESTING-MOTIONS

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits inclusion in a defendant's prima facie case for forensic DNA testing of evidence that was not subject to testing at the time of his or her trial or guilty plea that identity was an issue in the investigation that resulted in his or her conviction, even if he or she confessed or admitted to the crime. Provides that upon receipt of a motion for post-conviction DNA testing, the court shall order the State to prepare an inventory of the evidence related to the case and issue a copy of the inventory to the prosecution, the petitioner, and the court. Provides that when a motion is filed to vacate based on favorable post-conviction DNA testing results, the State may, upon request, reactivate victim services for the victim of the crime during the pendency of the proceedings, and, as determined by the court after consultation with the victim or victim advocate, or both, following final adjudication of the case. Effective immediately.

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 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 84–33 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kwame Raoul — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2014-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul 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 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2014-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2014-03-20 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2014-03-26 Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014
• 2014-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul amendment-introduction
• 2014-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2014-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
• 2014-04-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul amendment-passage
• 2014-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2014
• 2014-04-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2014-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-04-10 Arrived in House introduction
• 2014-04-10 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
• 2014-04-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-04-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-28 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2014-05-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-05-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-033-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-20 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2014
• 2014-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0948 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/11a6dd51-1f37-4ac5-b2c9-5604d9f52d0d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).