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Bill VICTIMS RIGHTS&NOTICE Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for probationary police officers shall include training in techniques designed to promote effective communication at the initial contact with crime victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that any law enforcement agency that investigates an offense committed in the State shall provide a crime victim with a written statement and explanation of the rights of crime victims within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact with a victim. Provides that the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of crime victims set forth in the Illinois Constitution and the Act within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal proceedings are conducted. Provides that the clerk may also post the rights in other locations in the courthouse. Provides that when the defendant has been committed to the Department of Human Services, the victim may request to be notified by the releasing authority of the approval by the court of an on-grounds pass, a supervised off-grounds pass, an unsupervised off-grounds pass, or conditional release; the release on an off-grounds pass; the return from an off-grounds pass; transfer to another facility; conditional release; escape; death; or final discharge from State custody. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 5187 Illinois HB 5187 (97th)
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Illinois HB 5187 (97th) — VICTIMS RIGHTS&NOTICE

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for probationary police officers shall include training in techniques designed to promote effective communication at the initial contact with crime victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that any law enforcement agency that investigates an offense committed in the State shall provide a crime victim with a written statement and explanation of the rights of crime victims within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact with a victim. Provides that the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of crime victims set forth in the Illinois Constitution and the Act within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal proceedings are conducted. Provides that the clerk may also post the rights in other locations in the courthouse. Provides that when the defendant has been committed to the Department of Human Services, the victim may request to be notified by the releasing authority of the approval by the court of an on-grounds pass, a supervised off-grounds pass, an unsupervised off-grounds pass, or conditional release; the release on an off-grounds pass; the return from an off-grounds pass; transfer to another facility; conditional release; escape; death; or final discharge from State custody.

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 — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
  • Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2012-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield filing
  • 2012-02-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2012-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2012-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
  • 2012-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2012-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2012-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2012-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2012-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 reading-1
  • 2012-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2012-03-28 First Reading reading-1
  • 2012-03-28 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2012-04-11 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2012-04-18 Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2012-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
  • 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
  • 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2012-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2012-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2012-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2012-07-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2012-07-16 Effective Date January 1, 2013
  • 2012-07-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0815 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a1e0fb5-7577-42e3-aa99-9bc663544cc1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).