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HB2626 - 104th General Assembly

CHILD VICTIM TESTIMONY
Last Action
2/06/2025 - House: Referred to Rules Committee
House Sponsors
Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 5/106B-5
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a 2-way closed circuit television (rather than closed circuit television). Provides that before the court permits the testimony of a victim outside the courtroom that is to be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television, the court must make a finding that the testimony by means of a 2-way closed circuit television (rather than closed circuit television) does not prejudice the defendant.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/04/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
2/06/2025 House First Reading
2/06/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee