2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 531

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 336
Sponsored By:
Senators Peters, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Raskin, Reilly, Forehand, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Stone
Entitled:
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

Synopsis:

Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations on or before December 1, 2012, concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/9
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House Action
3/22
First Reading Judiciary
3/25
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Sponsored by:

Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator George C. Edwards, District 1
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Edward R. Reilly, District 33
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Office of the Courts
Armed Forces -see also- Militia; Veterans
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Mental Health
Reports
Substance Abuse
Sunset
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Veterans

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 988074/02     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 24, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)