Date	Chamber	Action
9/10/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0591

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

725 ILCS 120/3

from Ch. 38, par. 1403

725 ILCS 120/4

from Ch. 38, par. 1404

725 ILCS 120/6

from Ch. 38, par. 1406

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that "crime victim" includes both parents, legal guardians, and foster parents of a child killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated against the child or both parents, legal guardians, and foster parents of a child victim who is physically or mentally incapable of exercising rights under the Act. Provides that the Act applies to proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a victim-witness specialist may be present at the court proceedings. Provides that support persons of the victim are subject to the admonition of the rules of confidentiality.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Restores current law that defines crime victim to include a single representative who may be the spouse, parent, child or sibling of a person killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated against the person killed or the spouse, parent, child or sibling of any person granted rights under the Act who is physically or mentally incapable of exercising such rights, except where the spouse, parent, child or sibling is also the defendant or prisoner (rather than both parents, legal guardians, foster parents, or a single adult representative). Provides that a crime victim for proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 includes both parents, legal guardians, foster parents, or a single adult representative of a minor or disabled person who is a crime victim (rather than both parents of a deceased minor who is a crime victim).

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3

	Adds reference to:
	720 ILCS 5/9-3	from Ch. 38, par. 9-3

720 ILCS 5/12-2

from Ch. 38, par. 12-2

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for reckless homicide in which the defendant was operating a vehicle while failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or direction of any authorized police officer or traffic control aide engaged in traffic control is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years if the defendant caused death of one person and a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the defendant caused death of 2 or more persons. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the assault of a person who is employed by a municipality and whose duties include traffic control is an aggravated assault. Provides that these provisions are effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2/22/2007	House	First Reading
2/22/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/27/2007	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/2/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
3/15/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
3/15/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
4/25/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/25/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/27/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
4/27/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
4/27/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
4/27/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
4/27/2007	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007
5/1/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
5/2/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
5/2/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/2/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
5/2/2007	Senate	First Reading
5/2/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/3/2007	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
5/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz
5/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
5/11/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
5/15/2007	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
5/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
5/15/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz
5/15/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
5/15/2007	Senate	Second Reading
5/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
5/15/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
5/17/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz
5/17/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
5/17/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
5/17/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
5/22/2007	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Munoz
5/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Munoz
5/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2007
5/22/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/24/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/24/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/24/2007	House	Arrived in House
5/24/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2,3
5/25/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
5/25/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
5/25/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/25/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/28/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/28/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/31/2007	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
6/8/2007	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
6/13/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 102-000-000
6/13/2007	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 102-000-000
6/13/2007	House	Passed Both Houses
7/12/2007	House	Sent to the Governor
9/10/2007	House	Governor Approved
9/10/2007	House	Effective Date September 10, 2007
9/10/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0591

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