Bill Status of HB 3916   100th General Assembly


Short Description:  CIV PRO-PRIVILEGE-PEER COUNSEL

House Sponsors
Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  2/16/2017HouseTabled

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 140/7.5
735 ILCS 5/8-805 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, with exceptions, communications pertaining to peer support counseling sessions for emergency services or public safety personnel are privileged and confidential. Provides that any communication made by a participant or counselor in a peer support counseling session, and any oral or written information conveyed in a peer support counseling session, is not admissible in any judicial proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or other adjudicatory proceeding. Provides that communications and information shall not be disclosed by the participants in any judicial proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or other adjudicatory proceeding. Provides that any notes, records, or reports arising out of a peer support counseling session are exempt from the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/10/2017HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  2/10/2017HouseFirst Reading
  2/10/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/14/2017HouseMotion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  2/16/2017HouseMotion Prevailed
  2/16/2017HouseTabled

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