{"id":35762,"date":"2026-04-20T10:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=35762"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:17:20","slug":"35762","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/35762-35762\/","title":{"rendered":"Niemerg-Sponsored Legislation Passes Illinois House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>House Bill 3393, a bill sponsored by State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) to strengthen protections for child victims of abuse during court proceedings, has passed the Illinois House. The bill extends the speedy trial process by 30 days, if a judge denies closed circuit testimony, allowing victims additional time to submit evidence before trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis change in the law ensures that if a judge denies the use of closed-circuit testimony, the victim is granted a 30-day extension to gather additional evidence to support the request,\u201d said Niemerg. \u201cThis gives much needed time to clarify what the judge needs in order to determine whether closed circuit testimony applies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation applies to cases involving criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated battery, and aggravated domestic battery.<\/p>\n<p>The measure now heads to the Illinois Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Bill 3393, a bill sponsored by State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) to strengthen protections for child victims of abuse during court proceedings, has passed the Illinois House. 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