CRIM PRO-SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS House SponsorsRep. John Connor-Terra Costa Howard-Natalie A. Manley-Jonathan Carroll-Daniel Didech, Yehiel M. Kalish, John M. Cabello, Dan Ugaste and Keith R. Wheeler Senate Sponsors(Sen. Don Harmon-Linda Holmes, Bill Cunningham, Jason Plummer, Antonio Muņoz and Cristina Castro) 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die 725 ILCS 5/115-7.5 new Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a proceeding for the prosecution of an offense of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse the court on a motion by the prosecuting attorney, may order that the defendant question the victim through a court-appointed attorney if the defendant has waived his or her right to counsel and is representing himself or herself pro se, when the victim's testimony will describe an act or attempted act of sexual conduct, and the court finds that requiring the victim to be questioned directly by the defendant will cause the victim to suffer serious emotional or mental distress. Provides that the defendant shall be allowed to communicate with the court-appointed attorney. 2/15/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. John Connor 2/15/2019HouseFirst Reading 2/15/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 3/5/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee 3/7/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley 3/12/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 3/13/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/13/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish 3/13/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello 3/19/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/19/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll 3/21/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste 3/27/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 3/27/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech 3/27/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler 3/27/2019SenateArrive in Senate 3/27/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/27/2019SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant 3/27/2019SenateFirst Reading 3/27/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 3/27/2019SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon 4/5/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 4/24/2019SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 5/2/2019SenateTo Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance 5/2/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham 5/10/2019SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/15/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer 5/21/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz 3/5/2020SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die