Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1588

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.

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.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2/15/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/15/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2/15/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2/15/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2/19/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/19/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2/20/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/27/2019	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/6/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/19/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
3/20/2019	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 006-002-000
3/20/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
3/22/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
3/25/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
3/29/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
4/1/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
4/5/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
4/5/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/9/2019	Senate	Second Reading
4/9/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-002-000
4/10/2019	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/10/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
4/10/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/10/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-006-002
4/10/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/11/2019	House	Arrived in House
4/11/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
4/11/2019	House	First Reading
4/11/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2019	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/10/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/24/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
5/24/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die