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 Bill Status of HB3960  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  DCFS-CHILD ABUSE-INTERVIEW

House Sponsors
Rep. Constance A. Howard

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
325 ILCS 5/3from Ch. 23, par. 2053
325 ILCS 5/7.5a new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that certain "victim-sensitive" interviews of a child who is alleged to be an abused child may not be conducted unless the interview is videotaped and audiotaped by the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires that the Department preserve those videotapes and audiotapes and other materials until all judgments in legal proceedings relating to the victim-sensitive interview are final and all direct and habeas corpus appeals are exhausted or such legal proceedings are barred by law. Provides for access to copies of the preserved materials by a party to a proceeding relating to the materials. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
  2/26/2009HouseFirst Reading
  2/26/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/3/2009HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/12/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
  3/12/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/1/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/1/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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