Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reports Act of 1984. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters and Voice Writer Reporters Act. Allows for certification of voice writer reporters. Changes the name of the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board to the Certified Shorthand Reporters and Voice Writer Reporters Board and increases the Board to 9 members (rather than 7) with the addition of 2 certified voice writer reporters. Makes conforming changes throughout the Act and various other Acts. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that unless a verbatim record of the testimony or deposition is prepared and certified by an individual certified under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters and Voice Writer Reporters Act, no testimony taken by deposition shall be offered in any court and no testimony offered in the record of administrative proceedings shall be offered. Provides that testimony taken outside of the State shall be deemed to be in conformity with the provisions if the testimony was prepared and certified by a court reporter authorized to prepare and certify deposition testimony in the jurisdiction in which the testimony was taken.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-11-12 - Total Veto Stands [SB2128 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Veto Message	2019-08-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2019-06-04	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2019-04-11	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2019-02-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2019-05-16	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2019-04-05	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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