Bill Status of HB4031  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM PRO-DISCOVERY-CHILD PORN

House Sponsors
Rep. Natalie A. Manley

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 5/114-13from Ch. 38, par. 114-13


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding Illinois Supreme Court Rules, in a criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the State or the court. Provides that a court shall deny, in any criminal proceeding, any request by the defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material that constitutes child pornography, so long as the prosecution makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant. Provides that property or material shall be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the prosecution provides ample opportunity for inspection, viewing, and examination at a government facility of the property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney, and any individual the defendant may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  4/7/2017HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  4/24/2017HouseFirst Reading
  4/24/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die