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SB 2254 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

CRIME VICTIMS

Summary
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive reasonable written notice not less than 30 (rather than 15) days prior to the parole hearing. Provides that if a victim or concerned citizen has registered an objection to parole of an inmate, the victim or concerned citizen may receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that the inmate filed in requesting parole. Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Includes in the definition of sexually violent offense, first degree murder, if it is determined by the agency with jurisdiction that a sexually violent offense was committed during the same course of criminal conduct as the first degree murder and that relevant and reliable evidence shows that the sexually violent offense was committed by the inmate or by a person for whom the inmate was legally accountable if the inmate aided, encouraged, or abetted the sexually violent offense for the inmate's own personal sexual gratification. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes procedures relating to parole hearings. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
Senate Passage
Apr 2008
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2008

How they voted

56–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 57
Apr 16, 2008
D Democratic35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
10
May 31, 2008
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Prison Reform Committee; 006-001-002
lower
May 13, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Prison Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 13, 2008
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Prison Reform Committee
lower
May 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
lower
Apr 30, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Prison Reform Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 16, 2008
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Haine
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-0-1)
senate
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Mar 12, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-001
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Mar 10, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 10, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Feb 20, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Feb 14, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
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