SECOND CHANCE ACT
Summary
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the court may not order the sealing or expungement of the records of arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result in an order of supervision for or conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof (DUI) under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; except that the court may order the sealing of one misdemeanor record of arrest or charge not initiated by arrest that results in an order of supervision for or conviction of DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance per petitioner if each of the following conditions have been met: (1) the petitioner has not previously been convicted of or placed on supervision for DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; (2) 10 or more years have passed since the termination of the petitioner's sentence; (3) during the commission of the violation, the petitioner did not proximately cause death or personal injury to any other person or damage the property of any other person; (4) the petitioner has no other misdemeanor or felony driving charge on his or her driving abstract; and (5) the judge examined the driving abstract of the petitioner petitioning to have his or her records sealed under this provision and made a finding entered on the record that the petitioner did not enter into a plea agreement on a lesser charge other than a DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, and the facts did not support that the petitioner had previously committed a DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. Provides that the Secretary of State shall maintain orders of court supervision and convictions for DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance on court purposes driving abstracts. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Second Chance Act.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Last action Mar 24, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony McCombie
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Keicher
RRepublican
Co
La Shawn Ford
DDemocratic
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