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type: "Bill"
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title: "JUROR PROTECTION ACT"
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description: "Creates the Juror Protection Act. Provides that a person who represents himself or herself during any phase of a jury trial and is subsequently found guilty of any charge must seek and obtain leave of the court prior to making any attempt to contact any member of the jury panel, regardless of the reason for inquiry. Sets out a process for petitioning the court for leave to contact a member of the jury panel. Provides that any attempt to contact a member of the jury panel following that member's refusal to speak as outlined in the Act shall be deemed a violation of Section 32-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes violation of the Juror Protection Act a Class 4 felony."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 1095"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1095 (94th)"
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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: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-08"
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last_action: "2005-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a3e7b4c-011d-4a2b-a422-2165008267f4"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1095&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15840&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "61105afa9138edce47ed5b430cdac263f1f907f98d478e408ac77ee4b345dc12"
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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 1095 (94th) — JUROR PROTECTION ACT
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Creates the Juror Protection Act. Provides that a person who represents himself or herself during any phase of a jury trial and is subsequently found guilty of any charge must seek and obtain leave of the court prior to making any attempt to contact any member of the jury panel, regardless of the reason for inquiry. Sets out a process for petitioning the court for leave to contact a member of the jury panel. Provides that any attempt to contact a member of the jury panel following that member's refusal to speak as outlined in the Act shall be deemed a violation of Section 32-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes violation of the Juror Protection Act a Class 4 felony.
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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=09400HB1095&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15840&DocNum=1095&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1095eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15840&DocNum=1095&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1095enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15840&DocNum=1095&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Robert F. Flider — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider `filing`
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- **2005-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
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- **2005-03-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
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- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
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- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0186 `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/3a3e7b4c-011d-4a2b-a422-2165008267f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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