republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2995.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-DNA TESTING-MOTIONS"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2995"
citation: "Illinois SB 2995 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11a6dd51-1f37-4ac5-b2c9-5604d9f52d0d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2995&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79243&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5afd17a5b98fcd634c4c66e311a704351798506b40b711509480cd05516ded81"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2995&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79243&DocNum=2995&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2995eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79243&DocNum=2995&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2995enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79243&DocNum=2995&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11a6dd51-1f37-4ac5-b2c9-5604d9f52d0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).