DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATAL REVIEW
Summary
Creates the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Defines terms. Establishes findings and purposes of the Act. Creates the Illinois Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission, and provides for: membership; terms and vacancies of members; quorum; meetings; compensation; duties; and responsibilities. Allows a regional domestic violence fatality review team to be established within the boundaries of each judicial circuit, and provides for: membership; terms and vacancies of members; quorum; meetings; compensation; duties; and responsibilities. Adds provisions governing: cases eligible for review; confidentiality of regional review teams, information, and domestic violence fatality reviews; access to records and information; storage and destruction of confidential information; penalties for unlawful disclosure of confidential information; and immunity. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Defines terms. Establishes findings and purposes of the Act. Creates the Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Board, and provides for: membership; terms and vacancies of members; quorum; meetings; compensation; duties; and responsibilities. Allows a regional domestic violence fatality review team to be established within the boundaries of each judicial circuit, and provides for: membership; terms of members; vacancies; quorum; meetings; compensation; duties; and responsibilities. Adds provisions governing: cases eligible for review; confidentiality of regional review teams, information, and domestic violence fatality reviews; access to records and information; storage and destruction of confidential information; penalties for unlawful disclosure of confidential information; and immunity. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Defines terms. Establishes findings and purposes of the Act. Creates the Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Board, and provides for: membership; terms and vacancies of members; quorum; meetings; compensation; duties; and responsibilities. Allows a regional domestic violence fatality review team to be established within the boundaries of each judicial circuit, and provides for: membership; terms of members; vacancies; quorum; meetings; compensation; duties; and responsibilities. Adds provisions governing: cases eligible for review; confidentiality of regional review teams, information, and domestic violence fatality reviews; access to records and information; storage and destruction of confidential information; penalties for unlawful disclosure of confidential information; and immunity. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
66
Key actions
13
Committee
17
Amendments
8
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
upper
May 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
upper
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government
upper
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government
upper
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 28, 2021
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
May 24, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
May 10, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 10, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Safety; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Public Safety
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
P
Maurice West
DDemocratic
Co
Avery Bourne
RRepublican
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Bos
RRepublican
Co
Dan Ugaste
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Frances Ann Hurley
DDemocratic
Co
Jacqueline Y. Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Kam Buckner
DDemocratic
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