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HB1836Introduced in the House

EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY

Passed

Introduced by Jehan Gordon-Booth, District 92

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Clean Slate Act. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Authorizes the Illinois State Police to provide reports of cases with missing disposition information to the clerk of the circuit court. Requires any entity required to report information concerning criminal arrests, charges, and dispositions under specified provisions of the Act to respond to any notice advising the entity of missing or incomplete information or an error in the reporting of the information. Modifies the definition of "seal". Makes changes to the categories of records eligible for sealing. Replaces references to "offender" with "petitioner". Modifies provisions relating to when records are eligible to be sealed. Removes provisions preventing subsequent felony conviction records from being sealed under specified circumstances. Removes provisions requiring a petitioner to attach a negative drug test to a petition for sealing and concerning the denial of a petition to expunge or seal because the petitioner has submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before filing of the petition to expunge or seal that indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis. Establishes procedures for automatic sealing of records and sealing of municipal ordinance violations and Class C misdemeanors. Makes other changes. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Requires, upon request, the circuit court clerk to provide the disposition information for any case or record required to be reported to the Illinois State Police. Allows the Illinois State Police to provide reports of cases with missing disposition information to the clerk of the circuit court. Makes other changes.

Where it stands

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0459

January 16, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Concurrence · October 30, 2025

80

Yes

26

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

114 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Aaron Ortiz1Yes
Elizabeth Hernandez2Yes
Eva Dina Delgado3Yes
Lilian Jimenez4Yes
Kimberly Du Buclet5Yes
Sonya Harper6Yes
Emanuel Welch7Yes
LaShawn Ford8Yes
Yolanda Morris9Yes
Jawaharial Williams10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  5. Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  7. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  8. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-001-000

  9. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  10. Second Reading - Short Debate

  11. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-000-000

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  33. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-001-000

  34. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

  35. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

  36. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

  39. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  40. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-006-000

  41. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled

  42. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

  43. Arrive in Senate

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  45. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  46. First Reading

  47. Referred to Assignments

  48. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  49. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  50. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  51. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading

  52. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  53. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  54. Second Reading

  55. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law

  56. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025

  57. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III

  58. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  59. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  60. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

  61. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  62. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  63. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-003-000

  64. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  65. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  66. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  67. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  68. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  69. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston

  70. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  71. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham

  72. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  73. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  74. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  75. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  76. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  77. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  78. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  79. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  80. Recalled to Second Reading

  81. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims

  82. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  83. Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000

  84. Arrived in House

  85. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  86. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  87. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  88. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

  89. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  90. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  91. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  92. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  93. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan

  94. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  95. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  96. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  97. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  98. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  99. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  100. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  101. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  102. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  103. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  104. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  105. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  106. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  107. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  108. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  109. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  110. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  111. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  112. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  113. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson

  114. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  115. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  116. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  117. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  118. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

  119. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  120. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis

  121. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  122. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  123. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  124. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  125. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  126. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  127. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  128. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  129. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  130. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  131. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  132. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa

  133. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 080-026-000

  134. House Concurs

  135. Passed Both Houses

  136. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  137. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  138. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava

  139. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  140. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  141. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  142. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

  143. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton

  144. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

  145. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  146. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  147. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  148. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  149. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

  150. Sent to the Governor

  151. Governor Approved

  152. Effective Date June 1, 2026

  153. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0459

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