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 Bill Status of HB4847  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM-ACCOUNTABILITY-RELIEF

House Sponsors
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy - Justin Slaughter - Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. - Lakesia Collins, Will Guzzardi, Michelle Mussman, Mark L. Walker, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Michael J. Zalewski, Robyn Gabel, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, La Shawn K. Ford, Rita Mayfield, Mary E. Flowers, Sonya M. Harper, Delia C. Ramirez, Aaron M. Ortiz, Denyse Wang Stoneback, Jonathan Carroll, Elizabeth Hernandez, Nicholas K. Smith, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Camille Y. Lilly, Barbara Hernandez, Dagmara Avelar, Daniel Didech, Theresa Mah, Cyril Nichols and Anne Stava-Murray

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Don Harmon - Jacqueline Y. Collins - Sara Feigenholtz, Robert Peters, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas and Celina Villanueva)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/5-2from Ch. 38, par. 5-2
720 ILCS 5/7-11from Ch. 38, par. 7-11
735 ILCS 5/2-1401from Ch. 110, par. 2-1401


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person is not accountable for the conduct of another if he or she was subjected to specific and credible coercion, compulsion, duress, or threats. Provides that no offense is excepted from the provision that a person is not guilty of an offense by reason of conduct that he or she performs under the compulsion of threat or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great bodily harm, if he or she reasonably believes death or great bodily harm will be inflicted upon him or her, or upon his or her spouse or child, if he or she does not perform that conduct. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In a provision concerning relief from judgments, changes the allegations a movant must establish when presenting a meritorious claim to: (1) the movant was convicted of a forcible felony; (2) the movant's participation in the offense was related to experiencing or the effects of gender-based violence; and (3) no substantial evidence or incomplete evidence of gender-based violence against the movant was presented at the movant's sentencing hearing. Changes the term "domestic violence" to "gender-based violence". Removes the definition of "intimate partner". Makes corresponding changes.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: In the Criminal Code of 2012, removes language providing that no offense is excepted from the provision that a person is not guilty of an offense by reason of conduct that he or she performs under the compulsion of threat or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great bodily harm, if he or she reasonably believes death or great bodily harm will be inflicted upon him or her, or upon his or her spouse or child, if he or she does not perform that conduct. In the Code of Civil Procedure, restores language providing that a movant may present a meritorious claim if the allegations in the petition establish that the evidence of domestic violence or gender-based violence against the movant is material and noncumulative to other evidence offered at the sentencing hearing, and is of such a conclusive character that it would likely change the sentence imposed by the original trial court. Restores the term "domestic violence". Defines "gender-based" violence. Restores the definition of "intimate partner". Makes other changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/25/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  1/27/2022HouseFirst Reading
  1/27/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/9/2022HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/15/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  2/15/2022HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000
  2/16/2022HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  2/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  2/17/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  2/17/2022HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
  2/17/2022HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
  2/22/2022HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  2/22/2022HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  2/23/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  2/23/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  2/23/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  2/25/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  3/1/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/1/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/1/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/1/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/2/2022HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  3/2/2022HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
  3/2/2022HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
  3/2/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  3/2/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  3/2/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/3/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000
  3/3/2022HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/3/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/3/2022HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/3/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
  3/3/2022HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000
  3/4/2022SenateArrive in Senate
  3/4/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  3/4/2022SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  3/4/2022SenateFirst Reading
  3/4/2022SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/9/2022SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  3/22/2022SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  3/23/2022SenateAssigned to Criminal Law
  3/25/2022SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
  3/28/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
  3/28/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/28/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
  3/30/2022SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
  4/1/2022SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
  4/5/2022SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  4/5/2022SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  5/10/2022SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  12/31/2022SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

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