Bill Amendment: IL HB0180 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: WRONGFUL PROSECUTION COMM'N

Status: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0180 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0180-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Kelly M. Burke

Filed: 2/21/2020

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 180
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 180 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Conviction Integrity Act.
Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
hereby finds and declares that the existence of wrongful
convictions constitutes not only a grave miscarriage of
justice, but also a serious threat to public safety, as the
true perpetrator of the crime remains unpunished. Therefore, in
order to help uncover and correct past miscarriages of justice,
each State's Attorney in this State should establish a
conviction integrity unit in his or her office to address
claims of wrongful conviction arising out of each county.
Furthermore, the General Assembly calls upon each State's
Attorney to vigorously exercise his or her constitutional and

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statutory authority and use all the tools at his or her
disposal to fully investigate claims of actual innocence.
Section 10. Guidelines for conviction integrity review.
The Attorney General and a statewide organization representing
State's Attorneys shall consult on the creation of guidelines
for the creation of a conviction integrity unit in each State's
Attorney's office, and for the criteria for conviction
integrity review. These guidelines shall not have the force of
law and are considered merely advisory in nature.
Section 15. Use of the grand jury. In order to help
determine if a person was wrongfully convicted, the State's
Attorney may, in his or her exclusive discretion, request that
a grand jury subpoena witness testimony or compel the
production of documents or physical evidence.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".