Bill Text: IL SB2128 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Veto Message
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reports Act of 1984. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters and Voice Writer Reporters Act. Allows for certification of voice writer reporters. Changes the name of the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board to the Certified Shorthand Reporters and Voice Writer Reporters Board and increases the Board to 9 members (rather than 7) with the addition of 2 certified voice writer reporters. Makes conforming changes throughout the Act and various other Acts. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that unless a verbatim record of the testimony or deposition is prepared and certified by an individual certified under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters and Voice Writer Reporters Act, no testimony taken by deposition shall be offered in any court and no testimony offered in the record of administrative proceedings shall be offered. Provides that testimony taken outside of the State shall be deemed to be in conformity with the provisions if the testimony was prepared and certified by a court reporter authorized to prepare and certify deposition testimony in the jurisdiction in which the testimony was taken.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-11-12 - Total Veto Stands [SB2128 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB2128-Veto_Message.html
August 23, 2019
To the Honorable Members of
The Illinois Senate,
101st General Assembly:
Today I veto Senate Bill 2128 from the 101st General Assembly, which would have amended the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984, the Code of Civil Procedure and related statutes.
While this bill would have had unintended consequences on existing and established court procedures, I look forward to working with the sponsors of the legislation in the future to improve the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984 and encourage the use of new technologies available in the court reporting industry.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 2128, entitled “AN ACT concerning regulation,” with the forgoing objections, vetoed in its entirety.
Sincerely,
JB Pritzker
