SEXUAL HARASSMENT NO CONTACT
Summary
Creates the Sexual Harassment No Contact Order Act. Adds provisions relating to: purpose; definitions; persons protected; commencement of action and filing fees; pleading and nondisclosure of address; application of rules of civil procedure and victim advocates; appointment of counsel; trial by jury; subject matter jurisdiction; jurisdiction over persons; venue; process; service of notice of hearings; hearings; continuances; sexual harassment no contact orders and remedies; mutual orders prohibited; accountability for actions of others; emergency sexual harassment no contact order; plenary sexual harassment no contact order; duration and extension of orders; contents of orders; notice of orders; short form notification; modification and reopening of orders; violation; arrest without warrant; and data maintenance by law enforcement. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to create the offense of violation of a sexual harassment no contact order. Makes conforming changes in the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the definition of "sexual harassment". Provides that victim advocates include, but are not limited to, rape crisis center advocates. Provides that a petition for relief under the Sexual Harassment No Contact Order Act made in good faith is protected by the anti-retaliation provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Deletes language providing that a petition for a sexual harassment no contact order may be filed at any time, regardless of whether any criminal charges are ever filed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2019
Last action May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
35–6
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 51
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic33
96% Yea
R
Republican18
33% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
4
May 10, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-6-10)
senate
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-002-000
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 006-002-000
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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