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| Bill | VOICES-DENIALS-VICTIMS | Amends the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act. Provides that if the Designated Certifying Official cannot determine that the requester is a victim of a qualifying criminal activity, the Designated Certifying Official shall provide written notice to the person or the person's representative explaining why the available evidence does not support a finding that the person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall submit the notice to the address provided in the request and shall provide contact information should the requester desire to appeal the decision. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall accept all appeals and must respond to the appeals within 60 business days. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 102nd | SB 2079 | Illinois SB 2079 (102nd) |
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Illinois SB 2079 (102nd) — VOICES-DENIALS-VICTIMS
Amends the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act. Provides that if the Designated Certifying Official cannot determine that the requester is a victim of a qualifying criminal activity, the Designated Certifying Official shall provide written notice to the person or the person's representative explaining why the available evidence does not support a finding that the person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall submit the notice to the address provided in the request and shall provide contact information should the requester desire to appeal the decision. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall accept all appeals and must respond to the appeals within 60 business days.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 35–16 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 65–46 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
filing - 2021-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2021-04-07 Assigned to Executive
referral-committee - 2021-04-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
amendment-introduction - 2021-04-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2021-04-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- 2021-04-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2021-04-15 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-003-000
committee-passage - 2021-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
- 2021-04-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
- 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 035-016-000
passage, reading-3 - 2021-04-22 Arrived in House
introduction - 2021-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- 2021-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2021-04-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- 2021-04-28 Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
referral-committee - 2021-05-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000
committee-passage - 2021-05-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2021-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2021-05-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2021-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2021-05-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-046-000
passage, reading-3 - 2021-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2021-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-08-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2021-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2022
- 2021-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0401
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/338db8f6-8e7f-4865-bb8f-096adb7423aa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).