Illinois House Bill 5187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on July 16 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0815
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for probationary police officers shall include training in techniques designed to promote effective communication at the initial contact with crime victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that any law enforcement agency that investigates an offense committed in the State shall provide a crime victim with a written statement and explanation of the rights of crime victims within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact with a victim. Provides that the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of crime victims set forth in the Illinois Constitution and the Act within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal proceedings are conducted. Provides that the clerk may also post the rights in other locations in the courthouse. Provides that when the defendant has been committed to the Department of Human Services, the victim may request to be notified by the releasing authority of the approval by the court of an on-grounds pass, a supervised off-grounds pass, an unsupervised off-grounds pass, or conditional release; the release on an off-grounds pass; the return from an off-grounds pass; transfer to another facility; conditional release; escape; death; or final discharge from State custody.

VICTIMS RIGHTS&NOTICE

Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]

Rep. Esther Golar [D]

Sen. Terry Link [D]

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

2012-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-16	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0815
2012-07-16	House	Effective Date January 1, 2013
2012-07-16	House	Governor Approved
2012-06-20	House	Sent to the Governor
2012-05-22	House	Passed Both Houses
2012-05-22	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2012-05-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2012-05-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
2012-05-02	Senate	Second Reading
2012-04-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
2012-04-18	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000
2012-04-11	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2012-03-28	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-03-28	Senate	First Reading
2012-03-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
2012-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012
2012-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2012-03-27	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
2012-03-26	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-26	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
2012-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-000-000
2012-02-27	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2012-02-08	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-08	House	First Reading
2012-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	705	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	120	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	120	4.5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5187&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5187.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5187eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5187enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0815.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB5187_05222012_009000T.pdf