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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 978          </title>
<shortdesc>JUV CT-AUTOMATICALLY EXPUNGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kwame Raoul, Patricia Van Pelt, Napoleon Harris, III-Mattie Hunter, Emil Jones, III-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Donne E. Trotter and Kimberly A. Lightford</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Arthur Turner-Christian L. Mitchell-Derrick Smith-Elgie R. Sims, Jr., La Shawn K. Ford, Mary E. Flowers, Michael J. Zalewski, Cynthia Soto, Rita Mayfield, Thaddeus Jones, Camille Y. Lilly, Kelly M. Cassidy, Monique D. Davis, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Emanuel Chris Welch, William Davis, Daniel J. Burke, Maria Antonia Berrios, Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr., Esther Golar and Robert Rita)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>6/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0637</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>705 ILCS 17/1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>705 ILCS 17/1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>705 ILCS 405/5-915</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of State Police shall automatically expunge, on an annual basis, law enforcement records pertaining to a minor who has been arrested if: (1) the minor had been arrested and no delinquency petition was filed with the clerk of the circuit court; (2) the minor has attained the age of 18 years; and (3) since the date of the minor's most recent arrest, at least 6 months have elapsed without an additional arrest. Provides that a petition for expungement may include multiple offenses on the same petition, if the petitioner is 18 years of age or older and when a minor was arrested and no delinquency petition filed or if filed was found not delinquent of the offense or supervision successfully completed, or the offense would be a Class B misdemeanor or lesser offense if committed by an adult. Provides that the Department of State Police shall expunge all law enforcement records described in this provision on an annual basis. Provides that the Department of State Police shall establish a process for an individual to confirm that all law enforcement records described in this provision have been expunged on an annual basis.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 3</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>5 ILCS 160/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 116, par. 43.6</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 2630/5.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Records Act. Exempts from the provisions of the Act juvenile law enforcement records in the possession of the Department of State Police subject to automatic expungement under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Removes the ability to object to a petition for expungement of a conviction record if filed by a person who has been granted a pardon with authorization for expungement on the offense by the Governor. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department of State Police shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 of each year, a person's law enforcement records relating to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday in the Department's possession or control which pertain to the person when arrested as a minor if: (1) the minor was arrested for an eligible offense and no petition for delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court; (2) the person attained the age of 18 years during the last calendar year; and (3) since the date of the minor's most recent arrest, at least 6 months have elapsed without an additional arrest, filing of a petition for delinquency whether related or not to a previous arrest, or filing of changes not initiated by arrest. Provides that nothing in the automatic expungement provisions precludes a person from filing a petition for expungement of records subject to automatic expungement. Provides that eligible offenses under the automatic expungement provisions are records relating to an arrest or incident occurring before the person's 18th birthday that if committed by an adult is not an offense classified as a Class 2 felony or higher offense or sex offense. Also commencing on the effective date of this amendatory Act, a person whose law enforcement records are not subject to automatic expungement and who has attained the age of 18 years may use the Access and Review process, established in the Department of State Police, for verifying and expunging his or her law enforcement records relating to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday in the Department's possession or control which pertain to the person when arrested for an eligible offense as a minor, if the incident occurred no earlier than 30 years before the effective date of this amendatory Act. Establishes procedures. Provides that a petition for expungement may include multiple offenses on the same petition, if the petitioner is 18 years of age or older and when a minor was arrested and no delinquency petition filed or if filed was found not delinquent of the offense or supervision successfully completed, or the offense would be a Class B misdemeanor or lesser offense if committed by an adult. Provides the Department of State Police or any employee of the Department shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for failure to expunge any records of arrest that are subject to expungement under the new provisions because of inability to verify a record. Provides that nothing in the expungement provisions shall create Department of State Police liability or responsibility for the expungement of law enforcement records it does not possess. Automatic expungement of records applies to law enforcement records of minors arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2015 and access and review expungement of records of an incident no earlier than 30 years before the effective date of the amendatory Act applies to law enforcement records of minors arrested or taken into custody before January 1, 2015.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>1/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Executive;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary;  009-001-000</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 041-013-001</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary;  013-002-000</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Christian L. Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Derrick Smith</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  003-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  005-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014</action>
<statusdate>5/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary;  012-003-000</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-040-000</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 -  May 29, 2014</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary;  009-000-001</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 036-016-001</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>6/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>6/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2015</action>
<statusdate>6/9/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0637</action>
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