Criminal Justice

in committee · Illinois · House Apr 11, 2025

HB 2396: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AUTH-DUTIES

Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Authorizes the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to: (1) use the services of, and enter into necessary agreements with, outside entities for the purpose of evaluating grant applications and for the purpose of administering or monitoring compliance with grant agreements; (2) make grants to community-based organizations, local government agencies, non-profit organizations, or other eligible entities for specified criminal justice and public safety programs; and (3) adopt rules necessary to carry out the Authority's responsibilities under the Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAuthorizes grants to community organizations for criminal justice programs, directly funding reform initiatives per indicators.90% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jul 2, 2026

SB 1525: $ICJIA-GRANT CHRC

Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Agency for grants to Community Resource Healing Centers (CHRC)for their operational expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $10M from General Revenue Fund to fund CHRC operational expenses, directly advancing public service funding within state budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill funds Community Resource Healing Centers (CHRC) for operational expenses, supporting rehabilitation and community healing programs aligned with criminal justice reform to reduce recidivism.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 25, 2025

SB 2564: $CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFO AUTHOR

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $98,946,100; Other State Funds $211,728,300; Federal Funds $180,734,473; Total $491,408,873.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $491M for criminal justice agency funding, directly advancing state budget appropriations for essential services per fiscal year 2025.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority with $491M, supporting data infrastructure for criminal justice operations.85% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jun 2, 2025

SB 1502: REIMBURSE COUNTIES-PRETRIAL

Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall reimburse the county or counties for 100% of the salary for all probation officer and supervisor positions approved for reimbursement by the division to meet pretrial services programs and specialty court programs. Provides that for the remaining probation officer positions engaged in basic services and new or expanded services approved of the total statewide number as of July 1, 2023, beginning on July 1, 2026, 20% of that number shall be transferred to those requiring 100% salary reimbursement. Each subsequent July 1, another 20% of the July 1, 2023 population shall also be transferred under described circumstances.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeReimburses counties 100% for probation officers in pretrial services and specialty courts, directly funding criminal justice reform programs to reduce unnecessary incarceration and improve court efficiency.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2256: CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any person imprisoned in the penitentiary may, after serving 10 years or more of his or her sentence or cumulative sentences, submit a petition for sentencing review in the circuit court of the county in which he or she was originally sentenced. Establishes procedures for filing petitions for sentencing review and the manner in which hearings on those petitions are held. Provides that the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall report on the impact of resentencing motions on the prison population contingent on having sufficient reliable data to support the analysis. Provides that the report shall be due 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEnables post-10-year sentencing review petitions, aligning with criminal justice reform by providing pathway for sentence reconsideration and potential early release.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 6, 2025

SB 2026: CRIM CD-TERRORISM-CATASTROPHE

Amends the Terrorism Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "terrorist act" includes any act that is intended to cause or create and does cause or create substantial damage to or destruction of any building or facility containing an entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Provides in the offense of causing a catastrophe that "vital public facility" includes an entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExpands criminalization of attacks on reproductive health care facilities, increasing terrorism penalties under criminal justice laws.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill classifies attacks on reproductive health care facilities as terrorism, protecting access to these healthcare services under criminal law.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 1710: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act and the Uniform Crime Reporting Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, the Illinois State Police shall submit to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, or provide to the Authority through a web-based portal, specified information concerning homicides on a quarterly basis. Requires the Authority to study and compile the information and, on a quarterly basis, publish the information on the Authority's public website in a form determined by the Authority.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates quarterly homicide data publication for transparency and reform studies, directly advancing criminal justice reform goals per title and summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

in committee · Illinois · House Mar 30, 2026

HB 1288: ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICE-ELIGIBLE

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, after the completion of his or her sentence, including the completion of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release term, shall be eligible to be nominated for, and elected to, an elective public office. Provides that the provision does not apply to a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State. Defines "elective public office". Amends the Election Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRestores eligibility for elected office after felony sentence completion, advancing reintegration and criminal justice reform by removing post-incarceration barriers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 18, 2025

SB 2376: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the denial of pretrial release statute to the contrary, a non-citizen of the United States who entered the United States without a legal visa issued by the United States Department of State and who has been charged in the State with an offense for which pretrial detention may be ordered by the court and, at the time of the commission of the offense, did not have a legal visa is not eligible for pretrial release and must be held in pretrial detention pending trial.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill explicitly denies pretrial release to non-citizens without legal visas, restricting defendant rights and increasing pretrial detention eligibility.95% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationDenies pretrial release to non-citizens without legal visas, restricting their legal protections under criminal procedure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Enforcement Sanctuary Policies

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 28, 2025

HB 1231: HATE CRIME-PEACE OFF VICTIM

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits a hate crime if the person commits specified crimes by reason of the actual or perceived employment as a peace officer of another individual, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands hate crime protections to include peace officers as victims, enhancing civil rights safeguards in criminal justice by addressing bias-motivated violence against law enforcement.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights

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