RADOGNO-HAWKINSON-PARKER, PHILIP, MAHAR, BOMKE, WATSON, LUECHTEFELD, DUDYCZ AND KARPIEL. (DART-ZICKUS-LYONS,EILEEN-GASH-BROSNAHAN) New Act Creates the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (short title only). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Creates the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Establishes procedures for the commitment of sexually violent persons until such time as they are no longer sexually dangerous. Provides for commitment of these persons in a secure facility under the care of the Department of Human Services. Effective January 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that a person subject to a petition alleging that the person is a sexually violent person has the right to be present at the hearing on the petition. Provides that the court may grant a continuance of the trial date on the allegations in the petition, subject to the speedy trial provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates the requirement that the jury trial may be withdrawn only if the party that did not make that request consents to the withdrawal. Eliminates the ability of a party to introduce evidence of the commission by the respondent of any number of crimes together with whatever punishments were inflicted. 97-01-09 S FIRST READING 97-01-09 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 97-01-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 97-02-27 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE 97-03-12 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SJUD 97-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-13 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHILIP 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAHAR 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WATSON 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BURZYNSKI 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LUECHTEFELD 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DUDYCZ 97-03-17 S SECOND READING 97-03-17 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-18 97-03-18 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 97-03-18 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-18 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-19 H HOUSE SPONSOR ROSKAM 97-03-19 H FIRST READING 97-03-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-20 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ZICKUS 97-03-21 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL 97-03-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 97-05-01 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 015-000-000 HJUB 97-05-01 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GASH 97-05-08 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO DART 97-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 97-05-12 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 97-05-13 H RULES REFERS TO HJUB 97-05-13 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-05-14 H JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO ZICKUS 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 97-05-14 H BE ADOPTED HJUB/008-000-006 97-05-14 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-05-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 97-05-15 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART 97-05-15 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-15 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART 97-05-15 H BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 97-05-15 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 97-05-15 H ADOPTED 97-05-15 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART 97-05-15 H ADOPTED 97-05-15 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-15 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-003 97-05-16 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02 97-05-19 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/RADOGNO 97-05-19 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/RADOGNO 97-05-20 S RULES REFERS TO SJUD 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/RADOGNO 97-05-21 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/007-003-000 97-05-21 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KARPIEL 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/RADOGNO 97-05-21 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/059-000-000 97-05-21 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-19 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-06-30 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-06-30 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-06-30 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0040 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary