Votes: IL SB1657 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Requires a party seeking to impeach a witness with the witness's illegal immigration status to first attempt to obtain a stipulation regarding the witness's immigration status from the party offering the witness. If a stipulation is agreed to and signed, a party may not question the witness regarding his or her illegal immigration status. Requires the stipulation to be presented to the trier-of-fact immediately after the testimony of the witness. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-08-01 - Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee [SB1657 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-08-01 - Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee [SB1657 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Voting Records
| Chamber | Vote | Date | Yea | Nay | NV | Abs | Total | Result | Source | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | Third Reading in House | 2015-05-30 | 107 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 113 | Passed | Link | View |
| Senate | Third Reading in Senate | 2015-04-23 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | Passed | Link | View |
