2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7255

AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES AND THE DUTIES OF JUDICIAL BRANCH PERSONNEL.

Became law as Public Act 25-91, signed June 24, 2025, 91 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Establish the Office of Information Privacy within the Judicial Branch, (2) revise statutes addressing the sharing of information between the Department of Children and Families and the Court Support Services Division, (3) eliminate obsolete statutory references to "STA-FED, ADR, Inc.", (4) revise venue provisions for certain municipalities, (5) make statutory changes needed to conform with the passage of prior public acts, (6) require the Judicial Branch to review and report on habeas corpus proceedings in other states, and (7) make statutory changes concerning the duties of certain Judicial Branch personnel.

Its course

March 25 to June 24, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action27 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 25 to May 2056 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 25 to Apr 410 days

Appropriations CommitteeApr 29 to May 56 days

In the SenateMay 20 to Jun 314 days

Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2320 days

With the GovernorJun 23 to Jun 241 day

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 20 · Adopted Jun 3

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 25 – May 20

Mar 25Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
Mar 27Heard in Judiciary Committee
Apr 4Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
Apr 29Sent to Appropriations Committee
May 5Appropriations Committee recommended it
May 20The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 22 – Jun 3

May 22Arrived in the Senate
Jun 3The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 11 – Jun 24

Jun 11Numbered Public Act 25-91
Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
Sent to the Governor
Jun 24Signed by the Governor

All 27 actions, as published

Mar 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Mar 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Apr 4Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
Apr 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Apr 17REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Apr 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
Apr 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
Apr 24FILE NO.Both houses
Apr 29REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
May 7TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
May 20HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
May 20HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
May 22FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
May 22SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
May 22FILE NO.Both houses
Jun 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
Jun 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
Jun 3IN CONCURRENCESenate
Jun 11PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
Jun 23TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
Jun 24SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor