IL HB2955 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Restores the death penalty for the first degree murder of a peace officer killed while performing his or her official duties. Enacts the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides specified funding and resources for cases in which a sentence of death is an authorized disposition. Creates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund are transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a sentence of death is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the Freedom of Information Act, the State Finance Act, and the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes.
Title
REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller |
| 2023-03-10 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-02-28 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2023-02-16 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-02-16 | House | First Reading |
| 2023-02-16 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Caulkins |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 105 | 5.990 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 140 | 7.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 720 | 5 | 9-1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 725 | 105 | 10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 725 | 5 | 113-3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 725 | 5 | 119-1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2955&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2955.htm |
