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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 68</title>
<shortdesc>COURTS-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Michael W. Halpin, Laura M. Murphy, Meg Loughran Cappel and Darby A. Hills</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills</action>
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