republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5858.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-TATTOO REMOVAL-MINOR"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the prohibitions of the statute concerning tattooing the body of a minor do not apply to the removal of a tattoo from a person under 18 years of age, who is a victim of trafficking in persons, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or involuntary servitude or who is or has been a streetgang member as defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, if the removal of the tattoo is performed in an establishment or multi-type establishment which has received a certificate of registration from the Department of Public Health or its agent under the Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act and the removal of the tattoo is performed by the operator or an authorized employee of the operator of the establishment or multi-type establishment. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5858"
citation: "Illinois HB 5858 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/343d4a5b-a80f-4de9-8899-d8313ca8338b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5858&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81160&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "74a3b9790d70a11fe22d0ba415c2242ba03c419ca2b54bf464026e3a00773eda"
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 5858 (98th) — CRIM CD-TATTOO REMOVAL-MINOR

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the prohibitions of the statute concerning tattooing the body of a minor do not apply to the removal of a tattoo from a person under 18 years of age, who is a victim of trafficking in persons, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or involuntary servitude or who is or has been a streetgang member as defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, if the removal of the tattoo is performed in an establishment or multi-type establishment which has received a certificate of registration from the Department of Public Health or its agent under the Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act and the removal of the tattoo is performed by the operator or an authorized employee of the operator of the establishment or multi-type establishment. 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=09800HB5858&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81160&DocNum=5858&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5858eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81160&DocNum=5858&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5858enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81160&DocNum=5858&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John D. Anthony — primary (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Anthony `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2014-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2014-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2014-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** 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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0936 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/343d4a5b-a80f-4de9-8899-d8313ca8338b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).