Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 4765 — RAPE KITS-LAB TESTING

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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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    Enacted

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Summary

Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Requires that all sexual assault evidence collected using the State Police Evidence Collection Kits shall be analyzed and tested by the Department of State Police within 6 months after receipt of all necessary evidence and standards into the State Police Laboratory (was, within one year and if sufficient staffing and resources are available). Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 4765 shortens the time frame for analyzing sexual assault evidence collected in Illinois from one year to six months. This change is significant because it aims to ensure that survivors receive timely justice and that the backlog of evidence testing is reduced, helping to hold offenders accountable more quickly. It reflects a commitment to prioritizing the needs of sexual assault survivors and improving the efficiency of the justice system.

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*LRB09616634ASK31910b* HB4765 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2010 HB4765 Introduced 1/11/2010, by Rep.
HB4765 Engrossed LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b AN ACT concerning health.
Jack D.
Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 70/6.4 from Ch.
111 1/2, par.
87-6.4 Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act.
Requires that all sexual assault evidence collected using the State Police Evidence Collection Kits shall be analyzed and tested by the Department of State Police within 6 months after receipt of all necessary evidence and standards into the State Police Laboratory (was, within one year and if sufficient staffing and resources are available).
Effective immediately.
LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB4765 LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b AN ACT concerning health.
(1) distribution of sexual assault evidence collection kits which have been approved by the Illinois State Police to hospitals that request them, or arranging for such distribution by the manufacturer of the kits, (2) collection of the kits from hospitals after the kits have been used to collect evidence, (3) analysis of the collected evidence and conducting of laboratory tests, (4) maintaining the chain of custody and safekeeping of the evidence for use in a legal proceeding, and (5) the comparison of the collected evidence with the genetic marker grouping analysis information maintained by the Department of State Police under Section 5-4-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections and with the HB4765 - 2 - LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b information contained in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National DNA database;
(1) distribution of sexual assault evidence collection kits which have been approved by the Illinois State Police to hospitals that request them, or arranging for such distribution by the manufacturer of the kits, (2) collection of the kits from hospitals after the kits have been used to collect evidence, (3) analysis of the collected evidence and conducting of laboratory tests, (4) maintaining the chain of custody and safekeeping of the evidence for use in a legal proceeding, and (5) the comparison of the collected evidence with the genetic marker grouping analysis information maintained by the Department of State Police under Section 5-4-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections and with the HB4765 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b information contained in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National DNA database;
If the adult is unable to provide consent for the release of evidence and information and a guardian, surrogate, or agent under a health care power of attorney is unavailable or unwilling to release the information, then an HB4765 - 3 - LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b investigating law enforcement officer may authorize the release.
If the adult is unable to provide consent for the release of evidence and information and a guardian, surrogate, or agent under a health care power of attorney is unavailable or unwilling to release the information, then an HB4765 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b investigating law enforcement officer may authorize the release.
(b) The Illinois State Police shall administer a program to HB4765 - 4 - LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b train hospitals and hospital personnel participating in the sexual assault evidence collection program, in the correct use and application of the sexual assault evidence collection kits.
(b) The Illinois State Police shall administer a program to HB4765 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 16634 ASK 31910 b train hospitals and hospital personnel participating in the sexual assault evidence collection program, in the correct use and application of the sexual assault evidence collection kits.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

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

  3. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  4. Postponed - Criminal Law

  5. Postponed - Criminal Law

  6. Postponed - Criminal Law

  7. Assigned to Criminal Law

  8. Referred to Assignments

  9. First Reading

  10. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond

  11. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  12. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  14. Arrive in Senate

  15. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

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

  23. Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon

  25. Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  26. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  27. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  28. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

  29. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey

  30. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  31. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000

  32. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  33. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  34. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  35. Referred to Rules Committee

  36. First Reading

  37. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks

Sponsors

  • Jack D. Franks · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Jack D. Franks

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 108 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 93009
Democrat 11000
Republican 4000
Total 108009
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Hamos — Not Voting
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Osmond — Not Voting
Zalewski — Not Voting
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Hatcher — Not Voting
Jackson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Mautino — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Myers — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Senger — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sente — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Turner — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Graham — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Soto — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Not Voting
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Burns — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Golar — 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

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4765 do?
Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Requires that all sexual assault evidence collected using the State Police Evidence Collection Kits shall be analyzed and tested by the Department of State Police within 6 months after receipt of all necessary evidence and standards into the State Police Laboratory (was, within one year and if sufficient staffing and resources are available). Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 4765?
HB 4765 is sponsored by Jack D. Franks.
What is the current status of HB 4765?
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 4765?
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