Date	Chamber	Action
8/21/2015	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0444

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

740 ILCS 45/18.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Provides procedures for providing notice to a vendor waiting for payment of a claim for compensation filed under the Act. Provides that a vendor who has been provided notice of the claim may not engage in debt collection activities against the applicant until the Court of Claims awards compensation for the debt and the payment is processed. Provides that if the court denies compensation, the vendor may not engage in debt collection activities until 45 days after the date the court enters an order denying the compensation. Provides that the vendor may engage in specified activities. Provides that the statute of limitations for collection of a related debt is tolled upon the filing of the claim for compensation and any related civil actions are stayed until 45 days after the Court of Claims enters an order denying the compensation. Defines terms.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that "debt collection activities" does not include billing insurance or other government programs, routine inquiries about coverage by private insurance or government programs, or routine billing that indicates that the amount is not due pending resolution of the crime victim compensation claim (instead of "billing insurance or other government programs, routine billing, or inquiries about the status of a claim for crime victims compensation").

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/20/2015	Senate	First Reading
2/20/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/11/2015	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/18/2015	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
3/18/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015
3/18/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
3/18/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/19/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/19/2015	Senate	Second Reading
3/19/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015
3/24/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
4/15/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
4/22/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
4/22/2015	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/22/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
4/22/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/22/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
4/22/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
4/23/2015	House	Arrived in House
4/23/2015	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
4/23/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
4/23/2015	House	First Reading
4/23/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/4/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
5/4/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
5/8/2015	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
5/13/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
5/13/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
5/13/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
5/13/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
5/13/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
5/14/2015	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000
5/14/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
5/22/2015	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
5/29/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
5/29/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
5/29/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
5/29/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
5/29/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
5/29/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
5/29/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
5/29/2015	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2015	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/21/2015	Senate	Governor Approved
8/21/2015	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2016
8/21/2015	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0444

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