COURTS-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ED

What it does

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

Creates the Judicial Domestic Violence Training Act. Requires the Judicial Education Division of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement a domestic violence continuing education program for judges and relevant court personnel. Provides that the continuing education program shall be required training for all judges every 2 years and shall be held at every biennial Education Conference and every new judge seminar.

Every action

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

1. Jan 13, 2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2. Jan 13, 2025SenateFirst Reading
3. Jan 13, 2025CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
4. Jan 28, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
5. Feb 19, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
6. Mar 21, 2025CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
7. Dec 3, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
8. Feb 6, 2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• Michael W. HalpinD Primary sponsor · District 36