IL HB1302

Requires 7 days' notice to crime victims for all court proceedings, replacing the previous "timely notice" standard; for preliminary hearings and pretrial release hearings, shorter notice is permitted if 7 days is impossible, as long as notice is provided as soon as practicable

Prohibits law enforcement officers from discouraging or attempting to discourage victims from filing police reports in cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual abuse, or abuse between family/household members

Expands notification rights for retail mercantile establishments that are victims of organized retail theft, requiring 7 days' notice of court proceedings sent to both the store location where the violation occurred and a designated point of contact

Defines "court proceeding" for victim notification purposes to include preliminary hearings, post-arraignment release hearings, trials, sentencing, appellate hearings, conditional release hearings, probation revocation hearings, parole hearings, post-conviction proceedings, and habeas corpus proceedings

Updates terminology in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act from "bond" to "pretrial release" to reflect changes in Illinois pretrial detention law