TURNER,JOHN. (DILLARD) 725 ILCS 5/115-4 from Ch. 38, par. 115-4 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in its discretion, the court may close the courtroom to spectators during the process of jury selection. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes the substance of the bill. Provides that the court must make all reasonable efforts to respect the safety and privacy of prospective jurors, utilizing any practicable means, including, but not limited to, a pre-trial jury questionnaire or an in camera examination with all parties present, to obtain personal information from the prospective jurors for the court and the parties. Provides that in its discretion, and if there is no other reasonable or practicable means of protecting the safety and privacy of the prospective jurors, the court may close the courtroom to spectators during the process of jury selection, but only for the limited purpose of eliciting responses to those questions which, in the opinion of the court, involve the safety or privacy of the prospective jurors. 99-02-18 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-18 H FIRST READING 99-02-18 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL 99-03-05 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 012-000-000 HJUB 99-03-05 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-TURNER,JOHN 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-23 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-TURNER,JOHN 99-03-24 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-03-24 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-TURNER,JOHN 99-03-25 H ADOPTED 99-03-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-25 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 110-001-001 99-03-26 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-26 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-04-14 99-04-27 S CHIEF SPONSOR DILLARD 99-04-27 S FIRST READING 99-04-27 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary