HB3710 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0326
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 120/4  from Ch. 38, par. 1404
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that crime victims have the right to be treated with fairness and respect during the investigatory process, including the right to be free from deception and free from the knowing communication of false facts about evidence during interviews and conversations with law enforcement.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that crime victims have the right, when a person reports being a crime victim as defined in the Act, to be treated with fairness and respect during the investigatory process, including the right to be free from deception, which is the knowing communication of false facts about evidence (rather than to be treated with fairness and respect during the investigatory process, including the right to be free from deception and free from the knowing communication of false facts about evidence during interviews and conversations with law enforcement).
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/07/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2/18/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/18/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/11/2025HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/12/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
3/20/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000
3/21/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/04/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
4/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
4/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
4/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
4/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
4/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
4/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
4/09/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/09/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/09/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-001
4/09/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
4/09/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
4/09/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
4/09/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
4/09/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
4/10/2025SenateArrive in Senate
4/10/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/10/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
4/10/2025SenateFirst Reading
4/10/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
4/23/2025SenateAssigned to Criminal Law
5/07/2025SenateDo Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
5/07/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025
5/08/2025SenateSecond Reading
5/08/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
5/22/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2025HousePassed Both Houses
5/27/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
8/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
8/15/2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026
8/15/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0326