CIV PRO-RAPE CRISIS STATEMENT
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides an additional circumstance when the confidential nature of counseling records is not waived: in the case of an adult who has a guardian of his person, if the guardian inspects the records with the victim's consent. Provides that an adult victim who has a guardian of his or her person may knowingly waive the rape crisis statement privilege, but if the adult victim is, in the court's opinion, incapable of knowingly waiving the privilege, the guardian of the adult victim may waive the privilege, unless the guardian is charged with a violent crime against the victim or otherwise has an adverse interest to the victim with respect to the privilege.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
Apr 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 17, 2010
Signed Jul 6, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2010 · House Mar 17, 2010
How they voted
56–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
Apr 29, 2010
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 6, 2010
Became law
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1010
Jul 6, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
Apr 29, 2010
House · Passed
Passed Both Houses
Apr 29, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-0-2)
Apr 14, 2010
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
Apr 6, 2010
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary
Mar 18, 2010
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
Mar 17, 2010
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
Mar 17, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-2)
Mar 3, 2010
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000
Feb 22, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Feb 10, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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