2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB1882: DISABILITIES CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Legislative Summary

Creates the Criminal Justice Special Advocates Program for People with Disabilities Act. Provides that subject to appropriation for this purpose, the Department of Human Services shall establish a 3-year, 5-county pilot program to provide a minimum of one criminal justice special advocate in each selected county to serve the advocacy and support needs of an individual with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability involved in the criminal justice system of the county. Contains provisions concerning the selection of counties; the qualifications and duties of criminal justice special advocates; and Department evaluation and reporting requirements.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate
2/6/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/6/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/18/2025
Directed to Multiple Committees Refer to Criminal Law Committee then Appropriation-Health & Human Services
Senate
2/18/2025
Assigned to Criminal Law
Senate
3/17/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Senate
3/19/2025
Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000
Senate
3/19/2025
Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
Senate
3/21/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Senate
4/11/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Appropriations - Health and Human Services(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/6/202522.2 KB