For additional roll call votes on Illinois HB2961 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Allows any defendant convicted of a criminal offense (rather than only those imprisoned on a felony offense) to file a post-conviction petition challenging his or her conviction on the grounds there was a substantial denial of his or her rights under the Constitution of the United States or of the State of Illinois. Allows any defendant convicted of a criminal offense (rather than only those under sentence of death) to file a post-conviction petition on the basis of newly discovered evidence (rather than newly discovered evidence not available at the time of the proceeding in which he or she was convicted) that establishes a substantial basis to believe that the defendant is actually innocent by clear and convincing evidence. Allows a post-conviction petition to be commenced on behalf of any defendant (rather than only a defendant sentenced to death), without the written consent of the defendant, if the defendant, because of a mental or physical condition, is incapable of asserting his or her own claim. Makes conforming changes in the statute on court dismissals of post-conviction petitions.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2961 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Vote: Third Reading in House

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	75	52	23
Nay	34	14	20
Not Voting	2	-	2
Absent	3	3	-
TOTAL	114	69	45

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Rep. Acevedo, Edward J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Arroyo, Luis [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Beiser, Daniel V. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bellock, Patricia "Patti" R. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Berrios, Maria "Toni" Antonia [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bost, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bradley, John E. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Brady, Dan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Brauer, Rich [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Brown, Adam M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Burke, Daniel J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Burke, Kelly M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cabello, John M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cassidy, Kelly M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cavaletto, John D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cloonen, Katherine "Kate" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Conroy, Deborah "Deb" Okeefe [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Costello II, Jerry F. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Crespo, Fred [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cross, Tom [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Currie, Barbara Flynn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. D'Amico, John C. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davidsmeyer, Christopher "CD" D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davis, Monique D. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davis, William "Will" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. DeLuca, Anthony [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Demmer, Tom [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Drury, Scott [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Dunkin, Kenneth "Ken" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Durkin, James "Jim" B. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Evans, Paul [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Farnham, Keith [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Feigenholtz, Sara [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Fine, Laura [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ford, LaShawn K. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Fortner, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Franks, Jack D. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gabel, Robyn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Golar, Esther [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Halbrook, Brad [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hammond, Norine K. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Harms, Josh [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Harris, David [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Harris, Gregory "Greg" S. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hatcher, Kay [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hoffman, Jay C. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hurley, Frances Ann [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ives, Jeanne M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jackson Sr., Eddie Lee [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jakobsson, Naomi D. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jefferson, Charles "Chuck" E. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jones, Thaddeus [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kay, Dwight D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kifowit, Stephanie A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kosel, Renee [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Lang, Louis "Lou" I. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. LaVia, Linda Chapa [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Leitch, David R. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Lilly, Camille [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Madigan, Michael J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Manley, Natalie A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Martwick Jr., Robert F. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mautino, Frank J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mayfield, Rita [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McAsey, Emily [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McAuliffe, Michael P. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McSweeney, David [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Meier, Charles E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mell, Deborah L. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mitchell, Bill [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mitchell, Christian L. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moffitt, Donald L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Morrison, Thomas "Tom" R. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moylan, Martin J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mussman, Michelle [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Nekritz, Elaine [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Osmond, JoAnn D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Phelps, Brandon W. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Pihos, Sandra M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Poe, Raymond [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Pritchard, Robert W. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Reboletti, Dennis M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Reis, David B. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Riley, Al [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rita, Robert "Bob" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rosenthal, Wayne Arthur [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Roth, Pam [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sacia, Jim [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sandack, Ronald [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Scherer, Sue [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Schmitz, Timothy L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sente, Carol A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Sims Jr., Elgie R. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Smiddy, Mike [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Smith, Michael K. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sommer, Keith P. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sosnowski, Joe C. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Soto, Cynthia [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sullivan Jr., Ed [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Tabares, Silvana [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Thapedi, Andre M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Tracy, Jil Walker [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Tryon, Michael W. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Turner, Arthur [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Unes, Michael D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Verschoore, Patrick J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Walsh Jr., Lawrence M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Welch, Emanuel "Chris" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Wheeler, Barbara [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Williams, Ann M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Willis, Kathleen [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Yingling, Sam [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Zalewski, Michael J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart