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Bill	JUROR PROTECTION ACT	Creates the Juror Protection Act. Provides that a person who represents himself or herself during any phase of a jury trial and is subsequently found guilty of any charge must seek and obtain leave of the court prior to making any attempt to contact any member of the jury panel, regardless of the reason for inquiry. Sets out a process for petitioning the court for leave to contact a member of the jury panel. Provides that any attempt to contact a member of the jury panel following that member's refusal to speak as outlined in the Act shall be deemed a violation of Section 32-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes violation of the Juror Protection Act a Class 4 felony.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 1095	Illinois HB 1095 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2005-02-08	2005-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/3a3e7b4c-011d-4a2b-a422-2165008267f4	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1095&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15840&SessionID=50&GA=94	61105afa9138edce47ed5b430cdac263f1f907f98d478e408ac77ee4b345dc12	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1095 (94th) — JUROR PROTECTION ACT

Creates the Juror Protection Act. Provides that a person who represents himself or herself during any phase of a jury trial and is subsequently found guilty of any charge must seek and obtain leave of the court prior to making any attempt to contact any member of the jury panel, regardless of the reason for inquiry. Sets out a process for petitioning the court for leave to contact a member of the jury panel. Provides that any attempt to contact a member of the jury panel following that member's refusal to speak as outlined in the Act shall be deemed a violation of Section 32-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes violation of the Juror Protection Act a Class 4 felony.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Robert F. Flider — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2005-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider filing
• 2005-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-10 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-18 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-02-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2005-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-03-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-03-10 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2005-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2005-03-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
• 2005-03-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-03-10 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-04-13 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2005-04-20 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
• 2005-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
• 2005-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-07-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-07-12 Effective Date January 1, 2006
• 2005-07-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0186 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a3e7b4c-011d-4a2b-a422-2165008267f4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).