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HB 5203 — POLICE-VICTIM SENSITIVITY
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0910
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
0 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Department of State Police, for State Police officers, and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, for local law enforcement officers, shall adopt rules to require law enforcement officers to receive victim sensitivity training concerning the investigation of incidents of sexual assault and sexual abuse, including the interviewing of victims, when the victim of the sexual assault or sexual abuse is under 13 years of age for all probationary, full-time, and part-time law enforcement officers. Provides that the training shall be at least 40 hours and the officer shall receive and successfully complete the training every 5 years.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
11 added · 11 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 5203, all references to "Engrossed" have been replaced with "Enrolled." This change may seem minor, but it signifies that the bill has completed its legislative process and is ready for final approval. Understanding these stages helps clarify where the bill currently stands and what comes next in its journey.
HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b AN ACT concerning law enforcement training.
The curriculum for probationary police officers which shall be offered by all certified schools shall include, but not be limited to, courses of procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights, human rights, human relations, cultural competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms training, training in the use of electronic control devices, including the psychological and physiological effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, handling of juvenile offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, which require immediate assistance and response and methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and physical training.
The curriculum shall include specific training in techniques for immediate response to and investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and children, including cultural perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b victim sensitive.
Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b and equipment requirements.
(ii) attesting to his or her satisfactory completion of a HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b training program of similar content and number of hours that has been found acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act;
Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants' qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
(2) understanding the role trauma has played in a HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b victim's life;
(d) Agencies employing law enforcement officers who conduct sexual assault and sexual abuse investigations must provide specialized training to these officers on sexual assault and sexual abuse investigations within 2 years after HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-801) and must present in-service training on sexual assault and sexual abuse investigations to these officers every 3 years.
and (2) evidence-based curriculum standards for trauma-informed, victim-centered, age sensitive investigation and interviewing techniques, which have been demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for law enforcement officers who conduct sexual assault and sexual abuse HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b investigations.
(a-5) On or before January 1, 2021, every law enforcement agency shall revise and implement its written policies regarding procedures for incidents of sexual assault or sexual abuse consistent with the guideline revisions developed under HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b subsection (b-5) of this Section.
HB5203 EngrossedEnrolled - 11 - LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b (14) working with victim advocates;
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0910
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Effective Date January 1, 2019
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
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Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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Assigned to State Government
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-000-000
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis
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Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K Smith
Sponsors
- William "Will" Davis · Cosponsor
- Thomas Cullerton · Cosponsor
- Michael E. Hastings · Cosponsor
- Napoleon Harris III · Cosponsor
- Bill Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Omar Aquino · Cosponsor
- Van Pelt · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (7)
- William "Will" Davis Democrat
- Thomas Cullerton
- Michael E. Hastings Democrat
- Napoleon Harris III Democrat
- Bill Cunningham
- Omar Aquino Democrat
- Van Pelt
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Yea |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| McConnaughay | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Manar | — | Yea |
| McCann | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Rooney | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Not Voting |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Nybo | — | Yea |
| Oberweis | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Not Voting |
| Righter | — | Not Voting |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Schimpf | — | Not Voting |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Not Voting |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 66 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Batinick | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Not Voting |
| Breen | — | Yea |
| Bristow | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Conyears-Ervin | — | Yea |
| Costello | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Stratton | — | Yea |
| Tabares | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Yea |
| Harris, Gregory | — | Yea |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Hays | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Ives | — | Yea |
| Jesiel | — | Yea |
| Jimenez | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| McDermed | — | Yea |
| McSweeney | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Keith | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Christian | — | Yea |
| Phillips | — | Not Voting |
| Finnie, Natalie | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Sauer | — | Not Voting |
| Unes | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Not Voting |
| Wallace | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Demmer | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Not Voting |
| Fortner | — | Not Voting |
| Welter | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Parkhurst | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Not Voting |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Skillicorn | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Not Voting |
| Wehrli | — | Yea |
| Winger | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Andersson | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Not Voting |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 5203 do?
- Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Department of State Police, for State Police officers, and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, for local law enforcement officers, shall adopt rules to require law enforcement officers to receive victim sensitivity training concerning the investigation of incidents of sexual assault and sexual abuse, including the interviewing of victims, when the victim of the sexual assault or sexual abuse is under 13 years of age for all probationary, full-time, and part-time law enforcement officers. Provides that the training shall be at least 40 hours and the officer shall receive and successfully complete the training every 5 years.
- Who sponsors HB 5203?
- HB 5203 is sponsored by William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Thomas Cullerton, Michael E. Hastings (Democrat), Napoleon Harris III (Democrat), Bill Cunningham, Omar Aquino (Democrat), and Van Pelt.
- What is the current status of HB 5203?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
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