SCOTT-LANG-FOWLER-FORBY-CURRY,JULIE, O'BRIEN, OSTERMAN AND BROSNAHAN. 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2 from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2 735 ILCS 5/8-802 from Ch. 110, par. 8-802 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction for a felony that involved the use of force or violence against a family or household member. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Permits a physician to disclose information about a patient that the physician receives from the patient during treatment in a prosecution for domestic battery if the disclosure relates directly to the facts or circumstances regarding the domestic battery. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts) HB 1779 could increase judicial workloads by increasing the number of felony prosecutions for domestic battery, and by increasing the overall number of domestic battery prosecutions. However, it is not anticipated that the bill would have a substantial fiscal impact on the judicial branch. FEB-15-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-15-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-15-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-16-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG FEB-21-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FORBY FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN MAR-05-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED MAR-05-2001 H COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL MAR-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK MAR-09-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN MAR-16-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB MAR-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN MAR-29-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SCOTT MAR-29-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-29-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-02-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SCOTT APR-02-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 APR-02-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary