DEATH PENALTY COSTS Senate SponsorsSen. Don Harmon, Dale A. Righter and Kirk W. Dillard 5/28/2009SenateResolution Adopted; 056-000-000 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. 5/21/2009SenateFiled with Secretary 5/21/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 5/27/2009SenateAssigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs 5/27/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter 5/27/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 5/27/2009SenateWaive Posting Notice 5/28/2009SenateBe Adopted State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 5/28/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions 5/28/2009SenateResolution Adopted; 056-000-000