2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB3710: CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS

Legislative Summary

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).

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Bill History

2/7/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-001
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
Senate
4/10/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Criminal Law
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in House
4/9/2025
110
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED