Illinois 101st Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 5580 — CRIM PRO-CHILD TESTIMONY

Last action — Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a prosecution of any violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability, involving the use of a facility dog in any proceeding involving that offense.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

  4. Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. John M. Cabello

  5. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello

  7. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  8. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000

  9. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

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

  15. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

  16. Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  17. Referred to Rules Committee

  18. First Reading

  19. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

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0 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (172)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5580 do?
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a prosecution of any violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability, involving the use of a facility dog in any proceeding involving that offense.
Who sponsors HB 5580?
HB 5580 is sponsored by Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer, Mary Edly-Allen, Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democrat), Jim Durkin, John M. Cabello (Republican), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Lindsay Parkhurst, Patrick Windhorst (Republican), Michael J. Zalewski, Tony M. McCombie (Republican), and Terra Costa Howard (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 5580?
This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 5580?
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