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HB 298 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

CRIM ID-SEALING RECORDS

Summary
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Adds that the court shall not order the sealing of records of an arrest which results in the petitioner being charged with a felony offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest for a felony offense unless (i) the charge results in acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without conviction or (ii) the charge results in a conviction, but the conviction was reversed or vacated. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 6, 2011 Signed Aug 19, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2011 · House Apr 5, 2011

How they voted

53–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 56
May 23, 2011
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican23
21 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 19, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-3)
senate
May 6, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 5, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-30-16)
house
Mar 10, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-001-000
lower
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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