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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIME VICTIMS"
description: "Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive reasonable written notice not less than 30 (rather than 15) days prior to the parole hearing. Provides that if a victim or concerned citizen has registered an objection to parole of an inmate, the victim or concerned citizen may receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that the inmate filed in requesting parole. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes procedures relating to parole hearings. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1896"
citation: "Illinois SB 1896 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2010-01-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db492393-6a27-47e1-9911-07beaf89bdde"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1896&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44791&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "cdc22ac267b0f56560dc4cf12c302012401cbc8feb30f0391d7525b8fbfaae32"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 1896 (96th) — CRIME VICTIMS
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive reasonable written notice not less than 30 (rather than 15) days prior to the parole hearing. Provides that if a victim or concerned citizen has registered an objection to parole of an inmate, the victim or concerned citizen may receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that the inmate filed in requesting parole. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes procedures relating to parole hearings. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1896&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44791&DocNum=1896&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1896eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44791&DocNum=1896&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1896enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44791&DocNum=1896&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2009-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
- **2009-10-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-10-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2009-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-10-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-10-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-10-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-10-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-10-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-10-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-10-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - October 30, 2009
- **2009-10-29** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-10-29** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-10-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-10-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2009-10-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-11-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-01-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-01-22** Effective Date January 22, 2010
- **2010-01-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0875 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db492393-6a27-47e1-9911-07beaf89bdde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).