Bill Title: Amends the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act. Provides that the certifying official shall submit the notice explaining why the available evidence does not support a finding that the person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity to the address provided in the request and shall provide contact information should the requester desire to appeal the decision. Provides that the certifying agency or certifying official shall accept all appeals and must respond to the appeals within 30 business days. Provides that notwithstanding this provision no requester is required to file an administrative appeal or otherwise exhaust administrative remedies before filing a mandamus action or seeking other equitable relief in circuit court for a completed certification form.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0401 [SB2079 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Walker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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