Illinois Senate Bill 563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-11 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Judicial Quality Act. Requires the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement an ongoing education and training program for judges and relevant court personnel regarding domestic violence or intimate partner violence, child abuse, racial bias in sentencing, cultural competency, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming individuals, and the impact of trauma on youth brain development. Provides requirements for the education and training program. Allows the education and training program to be conducted virtually or held through an in-person convening.

JUDICIAL QUALITY ACT

Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]
Sen. Robert Peters [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-11	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2021-05-07	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021
2021-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021
2021-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
2021-04-21	Senate	Second Reading
2021-04-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2021-03-23	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2021-03-19	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2021-03-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2021
2021-03-17	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-006-000
2021-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2021-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2021-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2021-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino
2021-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2021-02-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-23	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-23	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=563&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0563.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0563sam001.htm