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Bill SEXUAL ASSAULT DNA TESTING Amends the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. When a consistent DNA profile has been identified from submitted sexual assault evidence, the Department of State Police shall notify the investigating law enforcement agency of the match, and the Department shall track and maintain a record of its notification of, and the follow up by, the investigating law enforcement agency. The record maintained by the Department shall also document any written request, from the Department to the investigating law enforcement agency, seeking the submission of an additional DNA standard for a comparison analysis or confirmatory forensic analysis, and whether the investigating law enforcement agency has complied with those requests. If, after 60 days, the investigating law enforcement agency fails to comply with any request for an additional DNA standard, then the Department shall send a second written request to both the investigating law enforcement agency and the county Sheriff of the county where the agency is located. The Department shall maintain a record of the percentage of cases in which an additional DNA standard is submitted by the investigating law enforcement agency for a comparison analysis or confirmatory forensic analysis. Beginning June 1, 2016, each law enforcement agency must conduct an annual inventory of all sexual assault cases in the custody of the law enforcement agency and provide written notice of its annual findings to the Department. The Department shall compile and report the findings of each inventory under the Act. Requires the Department of State Police to file annual and quarterly reports regarding sexual assault evidence submissions. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th SB 2221 Illinois SB 2221 (99th)
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Illinois SB 2221 (99th) — SEXUAL ASSAULT DNA TESTING

Amends the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. When a consistent DNA profile has been identified from submitted sexual assault evidence, the Department of State Police shall notify the investigating law enforcement agency of the match, and the Department shall track and maintain a record of its notification of, and the follow up by, the investigating law enforcement agency. The record maintained by the Department shall also document any written request, from the Department to the investigating law enforcement agency, seeking the submission of an additional DNA standard for a comparison analysis or confirmatory forensic analysis, and whether the investigating law enforcement agency has complied with those requests. If, after 60 days, the investigating law enforcement agency fails to comply with any request for an additional DNA standard, then the Department shall send a second written request to both the investigating law enforcement agency and the county Sheriff of the county where the agency is located. The Department shall maintain a record of the percentage of cases in which an additional DNA standard is submitted by the investigating law enforcement agency for a comparison analysis or confirmatory forensic analysis. Beginning June 1, 2016, each law enforcement agency must conduct an annual inventory of all sexual assault cases in the custody of the law enforcement agency and provide written notice of its annual findings to the Department. The Department shall compile and report the findings of each inventory under the Act. Requires the Department of State Police to file annual and quarterly reports regarding sexual assault evidence submissions. 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 — 550 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
  • Andrew F Skoog — cosponsor (person)
  • Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
  • Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
  • Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
  • Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
  • Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
  • Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
  • Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2016-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
  • 2016-01-13 First Reading reading-1
  • 2016-01-13 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2016-01-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2016-01-27 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2016-01-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2016-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2016-02-17 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2016-03-17 Postponed - Criminal Law
  • 2016-03-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  • 2016-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
  • 2016-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2016-04-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
  • 2016-04-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2016-04-06 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2016-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
  • 2016-04-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2016-04-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2016-04-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2016-04-18 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2016-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2016
  • 2016-04-19 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2016-04-20 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2016-04-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  • 2016-04-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2016-04-20 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-04-26 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-05-03 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  • 2016-05-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2016-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  • 2016-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
  • 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
  • 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  • 2016-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  • 2016-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2016-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
  • 2016-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
  • 2016-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2016-05-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2016-05-18 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  • 2016-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2016-05-18 Passed Both Houses
  • 2016-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2016-07-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2016-07-22 Effective Date July 22, 2016
  • 2016-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0617 became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c2c208a8-12c5-447f-b983-94960819ae51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).