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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIME VICTIMS-IMPACT STATEMENT"
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description: "Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Permits the grandparent of the victim of a violent crime to present a victim impact statement. Provides that the court has discretion to determine the number of oral presentations of victim impact statements. Provides that any written victim impact statement submitted to the Office of the State's Attorney shall be considered by the court during its consideration of aggravation and mitigation in plea proceedings under Supreme Court Rule 402. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 4777"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4777 (93rd)"
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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: 37
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2004-02-04"
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last_action: "2004-07-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b28b5b0c-ee96-4019-823d-8ab1045e6654"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4777&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9404&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "d86cb6ca784ffe41e093d80d8214fe64609a28c77a67e0bfd11e47d9f771adb7"
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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 4777 (93rd) — CRIME VICTIMS-IMPACT STATEMENT
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Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Permits the grandparent of the victim of a violent crime to present a victim impact statement. Provides that the court has discretion to determine the number of oral presentations of victim impact statements. Provides that any written victim impact statement submitted to the Office of the State's Attorney shall be considered by the court during its consideration of aggravation and mitigation in plea proceedings under Supreme Court Rule 402. 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=09300HB4777&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9404&DocNum=4777&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4777eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9404&DocNum=4777&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4777enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9404&DocNum=4777&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Maria Antonia Berrios — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios `filing`
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- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-03-12** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
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- **2004-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
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- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
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- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
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- **2004-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2004-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2004-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2004
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- **2004-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0819 `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/b28b5b0c-ee96-4019-823d-8ab1045e6654`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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