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| Bill | CRIM PRO-SEX OFFENSE-CHILD | Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a prosecution of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability, including the use of a service or therapy animal that has been evaluated and registered according to national standards, in any proceeding involving that offense. Provides that when deciding whether to permit the child or person to testify with the assistance of a registered service or therapy animal, the court shall take into consideration the age of the child or the person, the interests of the child or the person, the rights of the parties to the litigation, and any other relevant factor that would facilitate the testimony by the child or the person. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 1389 | Illinois SB 1389 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 53 | 2 | 2015-02-20 | 2015-07-21 | openstates | ocd-bill/397de5fa-cbba-45b9-8027-1544fc5724fc | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1389&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87921&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 80f176a3fba352578538c6d8d9c2fd1d1d518654037b563781a8b71f4352b2d1 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1389 (99th) — CRIM PRO-SEX OFFENSE-CHILD
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a prosecution of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability, including the use of a service or therapy animal that has been evaluated and registered according to national standards, in any proceeding involving that offense. Provides that when deciding whether to permit the child or person to testify with the assistance of a registered service or therapy animal, the court shall take into consideration the age of the child or the person, the interests of the child or the person, the rights of the parties to the litigation, and any other relevant factor that would facilitate the testimony by the child or the person.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
- Sheri Jesiel — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
filing - 2015-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-02-25 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2015-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2015-03-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-03-25 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
- 2015-03-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2015-03-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- 2015-03-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- 2015-03-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2015-03-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2015-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2015-04-21 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- 2015-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2015-04-23 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bennett
amendment-passage - 2015-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2015-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2015-04-23 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-24 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-04-24 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2015-04-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
- 2015-04-24 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-24 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2015-05-04 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- 2015-05-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2015-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- 2015-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- 2015-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- 2015-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2015-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- 2015-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2015-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2015-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2015-05-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-19 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-07-21 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-07-21 Effective Date January 1, 2016
- 2015-07-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0094
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/397de5fa-cbba-45b9-8027-1544fc5724fc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).