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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM ID SEALING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Allows a person who earned a high school diploma, associate's degree, career certificate, vocational technical certification, or bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test of General Educational Development, during the period of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release, to petition for sealing before expiration of applicable waiting periods under the sealing law. The person cannot have completed the same educational goal previously. If the person's petition for sealing is denied, then the applicable waiting period under the sealing law shall apply to any subsequent petition for sealing by the person."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3149"
citation: "Illinois HB 3149 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa38bae-77b9-4db5-9e0b-ee3cf9277776"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3149&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89294&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e580d2c8c0e0c78058a678fe036500cbeb64ab5002eafb6dabe605aa937f7627"
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 3149 (99th) — CRIM ID SEALING
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Allows a person who earned a high school diploma, associate's degree, career certificate, vocational technical certification, or bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test of General Educational Development, during the period of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release, to petition for sealing before expiration of applicable waiting periods under the sealing law. The person cannot have completed the same educational goal previously. If the person's petition for sealing is denied, then the applicable waiting period under the sealing law shall apply to any subsequent petition for sealing by the person.
## 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=09900HB3149&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89294&DocNum=3149&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3149eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89294&DocNum=3149&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3149enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89294&DocNum=3149&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9420** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3618** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2015-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2015-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2015-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2015-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2015-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 036-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0378 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa38bae-77b9-4db5-9e0b-ee3cf9277776`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).