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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIME VICTIMS COMP-LEAVE SCENE"
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description: "Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Includes in the definition of \"crime of violence\" leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving death or personal injury if the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact. Provides that the death of a felon who is serving a term of parole, probation, or mandatory supervised release shall be considered a discharge from that sentence (making the felon eligible to be a victim under the Act). Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 2245"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2245 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-17"
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last_action: "2009-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a6e0498-dd1a-4fea-81d2-92735f255fe1"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2245&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44073&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "e66e1c6ed0294eb11f135e4d916111f573b5f2e285c57f6508d3d9fc73cea9a3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2245 (96th) — CRIME VICTIMS COMP-LEAVE SCENE
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Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Includes in the definition of "crime of violence" leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving death or personal injury if the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact. Provides that the death of a felon who is serving a term of parole, probation, or mandatory supervised release shall be considered a discharge from that sentence (making the felon eligible to be a victim under the Act). Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2245&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44073&DocNum=2245&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2245eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44073&DocNum=2245&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2245enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44073&DocNum=2245&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
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- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
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- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
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- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2009-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-002 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
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- **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
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- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0267 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a6e0498-dd1a-4fea-81d2-92735f255fe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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