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 Bill Status of HB1310  9th General Assembly


Short Description:  CD CORR-EARLY RELEASE

House Sponsors
Rep. Arthur Turner - Linda Chapa LaVia - Carol Ammons - Elaine Nekritz

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-3from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.4 new
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.5 new
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.6 new
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.7 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a committed person who is at least 55 years of age and who has served at least 25 consecutive years of imprisonment in a Department of Corrections institution or facility may petition the Prisoner Review Board for participation in the Sentence Modification Program. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall review the criminal history of the petitioner and the petitioner's conduct while incarcerated in a facility or facilities of the Department of Corrections and shall administer a risk assessment and medical, psychological, and psychiatric assessments of the petitioner before submitting the petition to the Board. Provides that no more than 100 committed persons shall be allowed to participate in the Program. Provides that the conditions of the Program shall include 15 hours of weekly community service approved by the Board. Twenty percent of the money earned by the participant in the Program shall be deducted from the participant's wages and donated by the administrator of the Program to a victim's organization. Provides that a committed person who is serving a sentence, including one who has not yet served the minimum term of the sentence, who is diagnosed as suffering from a terminal condition so as to render the committed person likely to live less than 9 months may be released on medical parole to a hospital, hospice, other licensed inpatient facility, or suitable housing accommodation as specified by the Board. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall review first-time non-violent offenders to determine their eligibility for the Sentence Modification Program. Provides that to be eligible for the Program, the committed person must be a first time non-violent offender. Provides that the Department shall review the criminal history of the offender and the offender's conduct while incarcerated in a facility or facilities of the Department of Corrections. Provides that the Department shall administer a risk assessment and medical, psychological, and psychiatric assessments of an offender before admission into the Program. Provides that an offender who meets the criteria established by this provision and the Department shall be considered by the Department for a reduction of up to 40% of his or her sentence.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/2/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner
  2/3/2015HouseFirst Reading
  2/3/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/17/2015HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner
  2/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  2/26/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  2/26/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  2/26/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  2/26/2015HouseTo Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
  3/2/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/18/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/25/2015HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/27/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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