Illinois · House Bill 3209 · 103rd General Assembly

PROTECT OUR VICTIMS ACT

HB 3209 Sponsored by Tony M. McCombie Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 17, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes a provision that if the defense seeks to compel the complaining witness to testify as a witness in its favor in a hearing to deny pretrial release, it shall petition the court for permission. Deletes a provision that when the ends of justice so require, the court may exercise its discretion and compel the appearance of a complaining witness at a hearing to deny pretrial release.

Every action

30 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John Egofske
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 26 cosponsors: 26 Republicans.

All 26 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.