Melinda Bush
- Democratic
Creates the Sexual Harassment No Contact Order Act. Adds provisions relating to: purpose; definitions; persons protected; commencement of action and filing fees; pleading and nondisclosure of address; application of rules of civil procedure and victim advocates; appointment of counsel; trial by jury; subject matter jurisdiction; jurisdiction over persons; venue; process; service of notice of hearings; hearings; continuances; sexual harassment no contact orders and remedies; mutual orders prohibited; accountability for actions of others; emergency sexual harassment no contact order; plenary sexual harassment no contact order; duration and extension of orders; contents of orders; notice of orders; short form notification; modification and reopening of orders; violation; arrest without warrant; and data maintenance by law enforcement. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to create the offense of violation of a sexual harassment no contact order. Makes conforming changes in the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the definition of "sexual harassment". Provides that victim advocates include, but are not limited to, rape crisis center advocates. Provides that a petition for relief under the Sexual Harassment No Contact Order Act made in good faith is protected by the anti-retaliation provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Deletes language providing that a petition for a sexual harassment no contact order may be filed at any time, regardless of whether any criminal charges are ever filed.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Arrived in House
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Third Reading - Passed; 042-006-002
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Recalled to Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-002-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Do Pass Judiciary; 006-002-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Assigned to Judiciary
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
Referred to Assignments
First Reading
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