Bill Text: IL SB1802 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, the denial of bail is required if the person is a felon who is charged with a firearm offense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1802 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1802-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1802 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
725 ILCS 5/110-4.5 new
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, the denial of bail is required if the person is a felon who is charged with a firearm offense.
LRB101 11059 SLF 56263 b
A BILL FOR
SB1802 LRB101 11059 SLF 56263 b
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by adding Section 110-4.5 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/110-4.5 new)
Sec. 110-4.5. Denial of bail; firearm offenses.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, the
denial of bail is required if the person is a felon who is
charged with a firearm offense.