Illinois House Bill 3537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Massage Therapist Mandatory Reporting and Domestic Abuse Rehabilitation Act. Defines terms. Provides that a massage therapist who notices suspicious bruising on a recipient of a massage on more than one occasion must report the suspicious bruising to law enforcement as suspected domestic abuse. Provides that law enforcement shall follow up with a suspected victim of domestic abuse to determine whether the suspicious bruising is related to abuse and advise the suspected victim of his or her rights under the Act and other State law. Provides that the suspected victim shall decide whether charges may be brought against the domestic abuser. Provides that the court, after notice and a hearing, shall determine whether a person is a domestic abuser. Provides that a person found to be a domestic abuser is subject to immediate psychiatric evaluation and detainment until the psychiatric evaluation is completed. Provides that the court may order a domestic abuser to participate immediately in inpatient de-escalation skills training before the domestic abuser may return to the household. Makes a corresponding change in the Massage Licensing Act. Effective January 1, 2020.

DOMESTIC ABUSE REHABILITATION

Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-05	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2019-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-15	House	First Reading
2019-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	57	46	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3537&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3537.htm