CRIME VICTIM-IMPACT STATEMENT
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that if a criminal defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime and a hearing has been ordered by the court under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the defendant is: (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient basis; (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient basis; or (3) not in need of mental health services, the victim or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member shall have the right to present a victim's impact statement at the commitment hearing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 25, 2009
Signed Aug 4, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2009 · House May 7, 2009
How they voted
55–0
Passed
Total votes 55
Mar 25, 2009
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Aug 4, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 7, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 7, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-2)
house
Apr 23, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0)
senate
Mar 24, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Millner
upper
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Mar 17, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner
upper
Feb 26, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 19, 2009
Upper · Passed
Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on Constitutional Review
upper
Feb 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Constitutional Review
upper
Feb 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Jan 30, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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