Criminal Justice

in committee · Illinois · Senate Oct 14, 2025

SB 2705: CRIM PRO&CORR-MITIGATE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if within the court's discretion, no condition or combination of conditions of pretrial release can materially mitigate (rather than mitigate) (i) the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case, for offenses listed in the denial of pretrial release provisions of the Code, or (ii) the defendant's willful flight for specified offenses listed in the denial of pretrial release provisions. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes a provision providing that home detention for purposes of credit for time served in custody includes restrictions on liberty such as curfews restricting movement for 12 hours or more per day and electronic monitoring that restricts travel or movement. Deletes a provision providing that electronic monitoring is not required for home detention to be considered custodial for purposes of sentencing credit.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRestricts pretrial release by requiring conditions to mitigate safety threats, limiting defendant rights before trial per Code amendments.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 6, 2026

HB 4130: CD CORR-HOME DETENTION

Amends the Electronic Monitoring and Home Detention Article of the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes language providing that confinement need not be 24 hours per day to qualify as home detention and significant restrictions on liberty such as 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfews shall qualify. Also deletes language providing that home confinement may or may not be accompanied by electronic monitoring and electronic monitoring is not required for purposes of sentencing credit.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDeletes curfew flexibility and mandates electronic monitoring for home detention, increasing restrictions on defendants' liberty and reducing sentencing alternatives.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 6, 2026

HB 4125: CD CORR-PRETRIAL HOME CONFINE

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes language providing that, at a minimum, any person ordered to pretrial home confinement with or without electronic monitoring must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer than 2 days per week to participate in certain basic activities.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDeletes requirement for pretrial home confinement movement flexibility, reducing defendant rights and restricting pretrial conditions.85% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · House Oct 23, 2025

HB 1033: CITIZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Amends the Counties Code. Restores certain provisions of the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code concerning citizenship of employees of a sheriff's department and police officer applicants to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 103-357. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRestores citizenship requirement for police applicants, restricting who can serve in law enforcement90% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationRestores citizenship requirements for law enforcement, restricting non-citizen employment in police departments.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Citizenship & Naturalization

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 21, 2025

SB 112: VEH-FLEE/ELUDE PEACE OFFICER

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person convicted of the offense of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer commits: a Class 3 felony if the convicted person causes bodily injury to any bystander or member of the public; a Class 2 felony if the convicted person causes bodily injury to the pursuing peace officer; and a Class 1 felony if the convicted person causes great bodily injury or disablement to the pursuing peace officer.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill increases felony classifications for fleeing/eluding officers when injury occurs, expanding criminalization and raising penalties, opposing reform efforts.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 2421: FOIA-CRIM JUSTICE AGENCY

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying a law enforcement record created for law enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic record management system if the law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency (rather than only the law enforcement agency) that is the recipient of the request did not create the record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the record, and only has access to the record through the shared electronic record management system.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExempts law enforcement records from FOIA disclosure, reducing transparency and weakening oversight of criminal justice agencies.95% confidence

Tags Government Transparency

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2132: CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDITS

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for bringing contraband into a penal institution committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a prisoner serving a sentence for bringing contraband into a penal institution shall receive no additional sentence credit under the Code. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated battery in which the victim was a peace officer, a State or county corrections officer, or an employee of a State or county correctional facility shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeLimits sentence credits for contraband offenses, increasing effective sentence length and opposing criminal justice reform efforts by restricting credit reductions.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Apr 11, 2025

SB 1553: XYLAZINE-SCHED III-PENALTIES

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Schedules xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance. Provides for penalties for the knowing manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver xylazine. Provides that, notwithstanding the scheduling of xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, the prohibition on delivery or possession with intent to deliver xylazine does not apply to licensed veterinarians who lawfully prescribe, dispense, administer, acquire, or use any controlled substance, including xylazine, while acting in the course of their professional practice, in good faith, and in accordance with generally accepted medical standards.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill imposes penalties for xylazine offenses, expanding criminalization rather than promoting reform or reducing punitive measures.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2377: VEH CD-ENHANCE FLEEING PENALTY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor and that a third or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony. Provides that aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony instead of a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases felony classifications for fleeing police (Class 4→3, Class 3→2), expanding criminalization and harshening sentencing without reform indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 9, 2025

HB 1041: CRIM CD-PEACE OFFICER FORCE

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes language providing that a peace officer, or any other person acting under the color of law, shall not discharge kinetic impact projectiles or other non-lethal or less-lethal projectiles in a manner that targets the back.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill deletes prohibition on targeting back with non-lethal projectiles, weakening officer accountability measures.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms

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