JOHNSON,TIM-SCHOENBERG-FRITCHEY-DART-CROTTY. (HAWKINSON-MYERS,J-NOLAND-RADOGNO-SULLIVAN) 725 ILCS 120/8.5 new Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Requires the Attorney General to establish a crime victim notification system that provides information to crime victims and witnesses relating to the status of criminal cases and the release of prisoners by automated telephone calls. Requires the Attorney General to establish a database consisting of this information. Requires the Attorney General to establish a 24-hour hotline that is accessible to the public that contains the status of criminal cases. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 725 ILCS 120/4.5 725 ILCS 120/9 from Ch. 38, par. 1408 Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Permits the Attorney General to establish a crime victim and witness notification system to assist public officials in carrying out their duties to notify and inform crime victims and witnesses under the Act as the Attorney General specifies by rule. Permits the Attorney General to provide for telephonic, electronic, or other public access to a computer database that contains information necessary for implementation of the system. Establishes in the Office of the Attorney General a Crime Victim and Witness Notification Advisory Committee consisting of victims advocates, sheriffs, State's Attorneys, and Illinois Department of Corrections and Prisoner Review Board employees that the Attorney General appoints. Provides that the Committee shall consult with and advise the Attorney General as to the exercise of the Attorney General's authority relating to victim and witness notification. Includes the Attorney General in the civil immunity provisions for enforcing the Act if he or she acts in good faith. 99-02-22 H FIRST READING 99-02-22 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL 99-03-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-03-05 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB 99-03-05 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FRITCHEY 99-03-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO DART 99-03-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO CROTTY 99-03-12 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 99-03-16 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-16 S CHIEF SPONSOR HAWKINSON 99-03-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17 99-03-16 S FIRST READING 99-03-16 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-15 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 99-04-26 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J 99-04-28 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY S 99-04-28 S ADOPTED 99-04-28 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-000-000 SJUD 99-04-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-04-29 99-04-29 S SECOND READING 99-04-29 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-04 99-05-12 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR NOLAND 99-05-12 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO 99-05-12 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN 99-05-12 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 99-05-12 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-12 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-18 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/JOHNSON,TIM 99-05-18 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-18 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-20 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01/HRUL 99-05-20 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/115-000-000 99-05-20 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-18 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-22 H GOVERNOR VETOED 99-07-22 H PLACED CALENDAR TOTAL VETO NOVEMBER 16, 1999 99-11-18 H TOTAL VETO STANDS END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary