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type: "Bill"
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title: "VOICES-DENIALS-VICTIMS"
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description: "Amends the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act. Provides that if the Designated Certifying Official cannot determine that the requester is a victim of a qualifying criminal activity, the Designated Certifying Official shall provide written notice to the person or the person's representative explaining why the available evidence does not support a finding that the person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall submit the notice to the address provided in the request and shall provide contact information should the requester desire to appeal the decision. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall accept all appeals and must respond to the appeals within 60 business days."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "SB 2079"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2079 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cristina Castro", "Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-26"
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last_action: "2021-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/338db8f6-8e7f-4865-bb8f-096adb7423aa"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2079&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134729&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "deac69a3b288a3ee6dff8c1fa5f2644654a06b09a3da491029c10fb53ecd98e6"
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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 SB 2079 (102nd) — VOICES-DENIALS-VICTIMS
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Amends the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act. Provides that if the Designated Certifying Official cannot determine that the requester is a victim of a qualifying criminal activity, the Designated Certifying Official shall provide written notice to the person or the person's representative explaining why the available evidence does not support a finding that the person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall submit the notice to the address provided in the request and shall provide contact information should the requester desire to appeal the decision. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall accept all appeals and must respond to the appeals within 60 business days.
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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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2079.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2079eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2079sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2079enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **35–16** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **65–46** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `filing`
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- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
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- **2021-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-15** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
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- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
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- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 035-016-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
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- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2021-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-046-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2022
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- **2021-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0401 `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/338db8f6-8e7f-4865-bb8f-096adb7423aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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