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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2598 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Privileged Communications Part of the Evidence Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a peer support advisor shall not be compelled to disclose in any court, or to any administrative board or agency, or to any public officer, a confession or admission made to him or her within his or her capacity as a peer support advisor, nor be compelled to divulge any information which has been obtained by him or her in his or her capacity as a peer support advisor. Includes legislative findings. |
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| | HB2598 | | LRB104 10342 JRC 20416 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Legislative findings. It has been found by the |
| 5 | | General Assembly of the State of Illinois that having healthy |
| 6 | | police officers is an asset to communities throughout Illinois |
| 7 | | and therefore, in an effort to support wellness of these |
| 8 | | officers, both active and retired, we hereby create the status |
| 9 | | of peer support advisor.
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| 10 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by |
| 11 | | adding Section 8-803.1 as follows:
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| 12 | | (735 ILCS 5/8-803.1 new) |
| 13 | | Sec. 8-803.1. Peer support advisor. A peer support advisor |
| 14 | | shall not be compelled to disclose in any court, or to any |
| 15 | | administrative board or agency, or to any public officer, a |
| 16 | | confession or admission made to him or her within his or her |
| 17 | | capacity as a peer support advisor, nor be compelled to |
| 18 | | divulge any information which has been obtained by him or her |
| 19 | | in his or her capacity as a peer support advisor. |
| 20 | | As used in this Section, "peer support advisor" means an |
| 21 | | employee, approved by the law enforcement agency or the |
| 22 | | emergency provider, who voluntarily provides confidential |