PREVENTING SEXUAL ASSAULT
- Introduced Jan 27, 2026
- In committee Jan 27, 2026
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Creates the Judicial Sexual Assault Training Act. Requires the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement a sexual assault continuing education program for judges and relevant court personnel. Provides issues to be included in the program. Requires the program to be included in the New Judge Seminar curriculum and be a mandatory program at the biennial Judicial Education Conference.…
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Creates the Judicial Sexual Assault Training Act. Requires the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement a sexual assault continuing education program for judges and relevant court personnel. Provides issues to be included in the program. Requires the program to be included in the New Judge Seminar curriculum and be a mandatory program at the biennial Judicial Education Conference. Requires the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to make a record of a judge's completion of the program after the New Judge Seminar and the Judicial Education Conference and make that record available to the public upon request.
Every action
8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
- CommitteePostponed - Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
- CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
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Meg Loughran CappelD Primary sponsor · District 49
All 2 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.