CD CORR-PRISONER LAWSUITS
Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Includes in the definition of "lawsuit" for the purpose of the Department of Corrections making a determination as to whether to revoke good conduct credit of a prisoner who files a frivolous lawsuit, a second or subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or subsequent petition for relief from judgment under the Code of Civil Procedure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
Jun 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 21, 2007
Signed Aug 31, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2007 · House May 31, 2007
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Jun 7, 2007
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican18
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 31, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Jun 7, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Jun 7, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
upper
Jun 6, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Jun 5, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
May 31, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
upper
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 31, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-7-2)
house
May 15, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Prison Reform Committee; 008-001-000
lower
May 15, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Prison Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 15, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Prison Reform Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Prison Reform Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000
upper
Mar 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Feb 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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