CRIME VICTIMS-MURDERER
Summary
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Defines "crime victim" to include the spouse, parent, child, or sibling, or any combination of such persons, of a person killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated against the person killed. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall, at the request of the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a person killed as the result of a homicide, file a complaint and apply to the circuit court for a temporary restraining order, and such circuit court shall upon hearing grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, without bond, restraining the perpetrator of the homicide from contacting, regardless of the purpose of the contact, the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person killed as the result of a homicide. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any written or electronically transmitted recommendation by the Board to the Governor or his or her agent or employee concerning a petition for a pardon, commutation, or reprieve shall be made available to the public within 24 hours after transmission.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
Mar 2010
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 6, 2010
Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2010
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 112
Mar 25, 2010
D
Democratic65
95% Yea
R
Republican47
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
1
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jan 11, 2011
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 15, 2010
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
Apr 6, 2010
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
Mar 25, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-4)
Mar 23, 2010
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
Mar 22, 2010
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-000-000
Mar 22, 2010
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Mar 19, 2010
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 19, 2010
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
Mar 11, 2010
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
Mar 11, 2010
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 11, 2010
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Feb 16, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Feb 10, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Robert F. Flider
DDemocratic
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