Bill Status of HB 29   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIM CD-MINORS-TATTOO & PIERC

House Sponsors
Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. John J. Cullerton)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  11/9/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0684

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/12-10from Ch. 38, par. 12-10
720 ILCS 5/12-10.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, to tattoo or offer to tattoo a person under 18 (rather than 21) years of age. Provides that the penalty for unlawfully tattooing or piercing the body of a person under 18 years of age is a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class C misdemeanor). Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for an owner or employee of those businesses to permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where tattooing or body piercing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian. Provides that the prohibitions do not apply to a person under 18 years of age who tattoos or offers to tattoo or who pierces the body or oral cavity of another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which tattooing, body piercing, or oral cavity piercing is performed.

Governor Amendatory Veto Message
Recommends that the age of 21 be restored as the age for which a person may be tattooed by another person who is not a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Recommends that the provision permitting a person under a particular age to tattoo or offer to tattoo another person under a particular age applies to persons under 21 years of age (rather than under 18 years of age).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/14/2004HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
  1/12/2005HouseFirst Reading
  1/12/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/26/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  2/10/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-002-000
  2/14/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  2/16/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  2/16/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  2/18/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-035-000
  2/23/2005SenateArrive in Senate
  2/23/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005
  3/7/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
  3/8/2005SenateFirst Reading
  3/8/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  4/20/2005SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
  4/20/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
  5/4/2005SenateSecond Reading
  5/4/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
  5/17/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-005-000
  5/17/2005HousePassed Both Houses
  6/15/2005HouseSent to the Governor
  8/10/2005HouseGovernor Amendatory Veto
  10/19/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 25, 2005
  10/19/2005HouseMotion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
  10/26/2005House3/5 Vote Required
  10/26/2005HouseOverride Amendatory Veto - House Passed 091-024-001
  11/2/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 3, 2005
  11/2/2005SenateMotion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. John J. Cullerton
  11/2/2005Senate3/5 Vote Required
  11/2/2005SenateOverride Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 048-007-000
  11/2/2005HouseAmendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
  11/9/2005HouseEffective Date January 1, 2006
  11/9/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0684

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