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SB 1843 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

PETITION-SPECIAL PROSECUTOR

Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a court considering the petition of an interested person to appoint a special prosecutor shall presume, without demonstration from the petitioner, a conflict of interest on behalf of any State's Attorney not exclusively assigned to cases in which the defendant or defendants are members of any law enforcement agency when the underlying charges concern misconduct allegedly committed by the officer during the performance of official duties, while in uniform, while on duty, or after announcing his or her status as a law enforcement officer. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 8, 2017 Signed Aug 24, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2017 · House May 31, 2017

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
May 31, 2017
D Democratic31
27 Yea 4
87% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
62
Key actions
13
Committee
16
Amendments
13
Aug 24, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
upper
May 31, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 31, 2017
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2017
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 31, 2017
upper
May 31, 2017
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
upper
May 31, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 31, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-9)
house
May 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 29, 2017
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
lower
May 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 26, 2017
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 26, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
lower
May 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
lower
May 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 8, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Raoul
upper
May 3, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
May 2, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 28, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-003-000
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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