Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO-HAWKINSON-PARKER-WALSH,T, SYVERSON, PHILIP, MAHAR, WATSON, BURZYNSKI, LUECHTEFELD, DUDYCZ AND GEO-KARIS. House Sponsors: DURKIN-LYONS,EILEEN-ZICKUS-KLINGLER-BERGMAN Short description: CRIM PRO-CHARACTER EVIDENCE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is accused of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual abuse, or criminal transmission of HIV or battery or aggravated battery involving sexual penetration or sexual conduct or if the defendant is tried or retried for the former offense of rape, deviate sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated indecent liberties with a child, evidence of the defendant's commission of another one of these sex offenses or evidence to rebut that proof or an inference from that proof, is admissible if that evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Provides that the prosecution must disclose this evidence before its use at trial. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Corrects a grammatical error in the bill. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 725 ILCS 5/115-7 from Ch. 38, par. 115-7 Makes changes in the evidence that the court may consider in weighing the probative value of the evidence against undue prejudice to the defendant. Also provides that the provisions of the rape shield statute apply to certain corroborating witnesses. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, S-AMS 1 & 2 SB 5 would have no population or fiscal impact on this Dept. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0132 Last action date: 97-07-22 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status