JUV CT-PARENTS PRESENCE
Summary
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. In the provision that the general public except for the news media and the victim shall be excluded from any hearing, changes the reference from "victim" to "crime victim" as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Defines "crime victim" in proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to include both parents of a deceased minor who is a crime victim.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2005
Committee Review
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Jul 2005
Introduced Mar 9, 2005
Signed Jul 19, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2005 · House May 5, 2005
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Mar 9, 2005
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 19, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 5, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-3)
house
Apr 28, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 5, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-2)
senate
Feb 24, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 17, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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