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SB 42 — CRIME VICTIM-IMPACT STATEMENT
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0117
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2009. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that if a criminal defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime and a hearing has been ordered by the court under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the defendant is: (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient basis; (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient basis; or (3) not in need of mental health services, the victim or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member shall have the right to present a victim's impact statement at the commitment hearing.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
7 added · 7 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill SB 42 replaces the term "Engrossed" with "Enrolled." This change signifies the bill's final approval stage, indicating it has been passed by both legislative chambers and is ready for the governor's signature. Understanding this distinction matters because it highlights the progress of the bill through the legislative process and what steps remain before it becomes law.
SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
(c) Court hearings under this Chapter, including hearings under Section 2-107.1, shall be open to the press and public SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b unless the respondent or some other party requests that they be closed.
(d) The provisions of subsection (a-5) of Section 6 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act shall apply to the initial commitment hearing, as provided under Section 5-2-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections, for a respondent found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime in a criminal proceeding and the hearing has been ordered by the court under SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b this Code to determine if the defendant is:
SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b (725 ILCS 120/6) (from Ch.
At the sentencing hearing, the prosecution may SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b introduce that evidence either in its case in chief or in rebuttal.
Any impact statement must have been prepared in writing in conjunction with the Office of the State's Attorney prior to the initial commitment hearing, before it may be presented orally or in writing at the SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b commitment hearing.
(c) This Section shall apply to any victims of a violent crime during any dispositional hearing under Section 5-705 of SB0042 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB096 00916 RLC 10923 b the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 which takes place pursuant to an adjudication or trial or plea of delinquency for any such offense.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0117
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Effective Date January 1, 2010
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
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Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Millner
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Second Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2009
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Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
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Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on Constitutional Review
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To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Constitutional Review
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Assigned to Criminal Law
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner
Sponsors
- John J. Millner · Cosponsor
- Careen M. Gordon · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- John J. Millner
- Careen M. Gordon
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Careen | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Jehan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Not Voting |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Not Voting |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 42 do?
- Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that if a criminal defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime and a hearing has been ordered by the court under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the defendant is: (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient basis; (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient basis; or (3) not in need of mental health services, the victim or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member shall have the right to present a victim's impact statement at the commitment hearing.
- Who sponsors SB 42?
- SB 42 is sponsored by John J. Millner and Careen M. Gordon.
- What is the current status of SB 42?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2009. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 42?
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