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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIME VICTIMS-PARENTS"
description: "Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that \"crime victim\" includes both parents, legal guardians, and foster parents of a child killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated against the child or both parents, legal guardians, and foster parents of a child victim who is physically or mentally incapable of exercising rights under the Act. Provides that the Act applies to proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a victim-witness specialist may be present at the court proceedings. Provides that support persons of the victim are subject to the admonition of the rules of confidentiality."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1641"
citation: "Illinois HB 1641 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2007-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38cefe7c-97c1-467d-bfc5-e262edf4ffef"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1641&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30453&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "1034ac93d62c9dacd2f4a03bb7082e50e54f590095ab24705e6747bc1f33e39f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 1641 (95th) — CRIME VICTIMS-PARENTS
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that "crime victim" includes both parents, legal guardians, and foster parents of a child killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated against the child or both parents, legal guardians, and foster parents of a child victim who is physically or mentally incapable of exercising rights under the Act. Provides that the Act applies to proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a victim-witness specialist may be present at the court proceedings. Provides that support persons of the victim are subject to the admonition of the rules of confidentiality.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1641&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30453&DocNum=1641&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1641eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30453&DocNum=1641&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1641enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30453&DocNum=1641&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **1020** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Munoz `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Munoz `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2,3
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 102-000-000
- **2007-06-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 102-000-000
- **2007-06-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-10** Effective Date September 10, 2007
- **2007-09-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0591 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38cefe7c-97c1-467d-bfc5-e262edf4ffef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).