Illinois House Bill 5120

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that upon verified petition by the State, the court shall hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release if: (1) the defendant is charged with a felony offense (rather than specified felonies) and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case; (2) the defendant is charged with a felony offense (rather than specific felonies) and has a high likelihood of willful flight to avoid prosecution; or (3) the defendant has been convicted of 2 or more of the same felonies or misdemeanors and either: (i) it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case; or (ii) the defendant has a high likelihood of willful flight to avoid prosecution. Changes the State's burden of proof in a pretrial detention hearing seeking the defendant's detention from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence.

CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENTION

Rep. Patrick Windhorst [R]	Rep. Dan Ugaste [R]	Rep. Amy Grant [R]	Rep. John Cabello [R]
Rep. Patrick Sheehan [R]	Rep. Dave Severin [R]	Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]
Rep. Bradley Fritts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
2024-04-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2024-04-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
2024-04-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2024-02-08	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-08	House	First Reading
2024-02-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
2024-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2024-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
2024-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
2024-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
725	5	110-6.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5120&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB5120.htm