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 Bill Status of SB1339  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  CODE OF CIV PRO-CLERGY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/8-803from Ch. 110, par. 8-803


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes confessions, admissions, or communications to a clergyman or practitioner of any religious denomination privileged if: (1) the confession, admission, or communication is intended to be confidential, (2) is made directly to a member of the clergy, and (3) is such that the clergyman is bound to maintain that confidentiality pursuant to a duty under the canon law, church doctrine, practices, discipline, tenet, custom, or practice of his or her denomination. Provides that the provisions concerning clergy privilege are subject to specified reporting requirements of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading
  2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  2/27/2003SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  3/13/2003SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/14/2003SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

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