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 Bill Status of SB2223  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM PRO-SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 5/115-7.5 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a proceeding for the prosecution of an offense of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse the court on a motion by the prosecuting attorney, may order that the defendant question the victim through a court-appointed attorney if the defendant has waived his or her right to counsel and is representing himself or herself pro se, when the victim's testimony will describe an act or attempted act of sexual conduct, and the court finds that requiring the victim to be questioned directly by the defendant will cause the victim to suffer serious emotional or mental distress. Provides that the defendant shall be allowed to communicate with the court-appointed attorney.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading
  2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

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