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SR 297 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

DEATH PENALTY COSTS

Summary
Directs the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to conduct a study of the costs of the death penalty in Illinois and a parallel study of the costs of sentencing persons convicted of first degree murder to life imprisonment, so as to provide a direct cost comparison on the same level of detail as the costs of the death penalty and report its findings to the Senate.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2009 Last action May 28, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2009

How they voted

55–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
May 28, 2009
D Democratic36
36 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
19 Yea 3
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 056-000-000
upper
May 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
upper
May 27, 2009
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 21, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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