Bill Text: IL HB5584 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires any person who witnesses a sex offense committed against a child, as such sex offenses are defined in the Criminal Code of 1961, to immediately report the offense to the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5584 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5584-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5584 Introduced , by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
325 ILCS 5/4.6 new
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires any person who witnesses a sex offense committed against a child, as such sex offenses are defined in the Criminal Code of 1961, to immediately report the offense to the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning children.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
amended by adding Section 4.6 as follows:
(325 ILCS 5/4.6 new)
Sec. 4.6. Sex offense against a child; witness reporting
requirement. Any person who witnesses a sex offense committed
against a child, as such sex offenses are defined in the
Criminal Code of 1961, shall immediately report the offense to
the appropriate local law enforcement agency.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.