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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIM PRO-PRIOR STATEMENTS"
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description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that prior statements of a witness who refuses to testify despite a court order to testify and of a deceased witness are admissible only if the prior statements were under oath and subject to cross-examination by the adverse party at the prior trial, hearing, or other proceeding. Effective immediately."
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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: "SB 78"
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citation: "Illinois SB 78 (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: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-01-26"
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last_action: "2005-06-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c982b6c-e81b-415b-a91f-4d406ff5b98c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=78&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14713&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "07672d17ca69d9faf1e54bb698b905b5379e8b24bfb774bfb336da05c2bb56d6"
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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 78 (94th) — CRIM PRO-PRIOR STATEMENTS
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that prior statements of a witness who refuses to testify despite a court order to testify and of a deceased witness are admissible only if the prior statements were under oath and subject to cross-examination by the adverse party at the prior trial, hearing, or other proceeding. 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=09400SB0078&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14713&DocNum=78&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0078eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14713&DocNum=78&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0078enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14713&DocNum=78&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- William R. Haine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
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- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
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- **2005-02-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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- **2005-02-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2005
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- **2005-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2005-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-05** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2005-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-04** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-06-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-06-17** Effective Date June 17, 2005
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- **2005-06-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0053 `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/0c982b6c-e81b-415b-a91f-4d406ff5b98c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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