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| Bill | CRIM PRO-CHILD TESTIMONY | Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television. Provides that this presumption may be overcome if the defendant can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child victim will not suffer severe emotional distress. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 103rd | HB 2607 | Illinois HB 2607 (103rd) |
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4 | 67 | 4 | 2023-02-15 | 2023-06-30 | openstates | ocd-bill/9981c7f1-8e56-46d3-9e87-52dc6dc187ff | https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2607&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147717&SessionID=112 | b05fa05eece8c37a9ab4bc45c30ccae6ef0e6ca12d3bc4f9cb3879bd087335af | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2607 (103rd) — CRIM PRO-CHILD TESTIMONY
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television. Provides that this presumption may be overcome if the defendant can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child victim will not suffer severe emotional distress.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 15–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Adam M. Niemerg — primary (person)
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Amy L. Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Blaine Wilhour — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- David Friess — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Sanalitro — cosponsor (person)
- Joe C. Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Martin McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
filing - 2023-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-02-28 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
referral-committee - 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
- 2023-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- 2023-03-01 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. John M. Cabello
- 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- 2023-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
amendment-introduction - 2023-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- 2023-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- 2023-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2023-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
- 2023-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
- 2023-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- 2023-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- 2023-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
- 2023-03-14 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- 2023-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- 2023-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- 2023-03-16 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2023-03-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- 2023-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
- 2023-03-22 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2023-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- 2023-03-22 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-22 Referred to Assignments
- 2023-03-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- 2023-04-18 Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
referral-committee - 2023-04-27 Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
- 2023-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023
reading-2 - 2023-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- 2023-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- 2023-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- 2023-05-02 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2023-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- 2023-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- 2023-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- 2023-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- 2023-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-05-11 Passed Both Houses
- 2023-06-09 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-06-30 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2023-06-30 Effective Date January 1, 2024
- 2023-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0164
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9981c7f1-8e56-46d3-9e87-52dc6dc187ff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).