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| Bill | CRIME VICTIMS-NGRI | Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall, upon the court entering a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, inform the victim of the notification services available from the Department of Human Services, including the statewide telephone number. Provides that when the defendant has been committed to the Department of Human Services after being found not guilty by reason of insanity or other provision of the Unified Code of Corrections, the victim may request to be notified by the releasing authority of the defendant's furloughs, temporary release, or final discharge from State custody. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain a statewide telephone number to be used by victims to make notification requests under these provisions, and shall publicize this telephone number on its website and to the State's Attorney of each county. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 2785 | Illinois SB 2785 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2008-02-15 | 2008-08-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/440c0000-5f29-47d0-8ee7-fdcccdb8989e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2785&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37373&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 6bf06f4fc57764ed01dbff479b3c8a82cab1b0d94172ccc88b5fc3ea848bfafc | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2785 (95th) — CRIME VICTIMS-NGRI
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall, upon the court entering a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, inform the victim of the notification services available from the Department of Human Services, including the statewide telephone number. Provides that when the defendant has been committed to the Department of Human Services after being found not guilty by reason of insanity or other provision of the Unified Code of Corrections, the victim may request to be notified by the releasing authority of the defendant's furloughs, temporary release, or final discharge from State custody. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain a statewide telephone number to be used by victims to make notification requests under these provisions, and shall publicize this telephone number on its website and to the State's Attorney of each county.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2008-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-15 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-02-28 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2008-03-05 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- 2008-03-06 Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- 2008-03-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008
- 2008-04-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2008-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-09 Arrived in House
introduction - 2008-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-16 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2008-04-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-16 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-01 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-09 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- 2008-05-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- 2008-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2008-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2009
- 2008-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0904
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/440c0000-5f29-47d0-8ee7-fdcccdb8989e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).