Bill Status of HB 3596   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Maurice A. West, II-Lindsey LaPointe-Hoan Huynh

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
740 ILCS 45/2
740 ILCS 45/2.5
740 ILCS 45/4.1from Ch. 70, par. 74.1
740 ILCS 45/4.2
740 ILCS 45/6.1from Ch. 70, par. 76.1
740 ILCS 45/10.1from Ch. 70, par. 80.1
740 ILCS 45/10.2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Crimes Victim Compensation Act. Includes additional expenses and costs in the definition of "pecuniary loss". Removes language providing that: no compensation may be granted while the applicant or victim is held in a correctional institution; and a victim who has been convicted of a felony may apply for assistance at any time but no award of compensation may be considered until the applicant meets certain requirements. Requires the Attorney General to: provide an applicant with written notification of a drafted award determination; present the drafted award determination to the Court of Claims within 90 days of the application being submitted; make all applications and forms available electronically; translate all paper and electronic forms and applications into the 5 most common non-English languages in the State; maintain an online application system; and maintain a case-tracking system to track the status of an application. Allows a victim or applicant to obtain a law enforcement report and provide it to the Attorney General under certain circumstances. Removes time limit and law enforcement notification requirements for submitting an application for compensation. Provides that a victim of a crime who has presented oneself to a hospital for medical care or sexual assault evidence collection is not required to reveal the cause of the injuries or health needs. Provides that a victim of crime is not required to present oneself to a hospital for medical care or sexual assault evidence collection within a specified period of time. Provides that when submitting an application for compensation, the victim or applicant must provide to the Attorney General a sworn statement of the victim or applicant that attests to the victim's or applicant's experience of a crime of violence. Provides that cooperation with law enforcement is not required for a victim of certain offenses to submit an application. Provides that it is presumed that a crime victim or applicant did not provoke, incite, assist, attempt, or commit the criminal act that led to the victim's injury or death. Requires the Attorney General to create a process with forms and applications for applying for emergency awards, create a process for determining emergency awards within 48 hours of the filing of the application, and publicize the process on the Attorney General's website.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/17/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading
  2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee
  3/10/2023HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
  5/19/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  8/9/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  2/29/2024HouseAssigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  4/5/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  5/24/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  5/26/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  5/31/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

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