GILES-CURRIE-JONES,LOU-GASH, JOHNSON,TOM, MCKEON AND DAVIS,MONIQUE. (PETKA-LIGHTFORD) 720 ILCS 5/33-5 new 725 ILCS 5/116-4 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a homicide prosecution or in a prosecution for certain sex offenses, law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys' Offices shall preserve subject to a continuous chain of custody, any physical evidence secured in relation to a trial and sufficient official documentation to locate that evidence. Establishes the time period in which that evidence shall be retained. Provides that the failure to preserve the chain of custody of the evidence or to retain the evidence for the specified period is a Class 4 felony. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) There will be minimal corrections population and fiscal impact. CORRECTIONS NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the mental state necessary for the commission of the new offense relating to chain of custody from "knowingly" to "intentionally". 00-02-07 H FIRST READING 00-02-07 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-09 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL 00-02-16 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-16 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED 00-02-16 H COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL 00-02-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H 00-02-17 H ADOPTED 00-02-17 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB 00-02-17 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM 00-02-22 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-22 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-22 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GASH 00-02-23 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 102-013-000 00-02-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 00-02-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 00-02-24 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-02-24 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-02-25 00-02-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 00-02-29 S FIRST READING 00-02-29 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-01 S SPONSOR REMOVED LIGHTFORD 00-03-01 S ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO PETKA 00-03-01 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 00-03-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 00-03-29 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SJUD 00-03-29 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-03-30 00-03-30 S SECOND READING 00-03-30 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-03-31 00-03-31 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW 00-03-31 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 00-03-31 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 00-04-28 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 00-06-23 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 00-06-23 H EFFECTIVE DATE 01-01-01 00-06-23 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0871 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary