Illinois House Bill 1493

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant who at the time of the commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or more and who has been found guilty of first degree murder may be sentenced to the penalty for a capital offense if the murdered individual was killed in or on the grounds of a religious institution, public or private school, community college, college, university, child care facility, or a public place. Defines terms. Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides specified funding and resources for cases in which a sentence for a capital offense is an authorized disposition. Creates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended money in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund are transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a sentence for a capital offense is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of the State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the Freedom of Information Act, the State Finance Act, and the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes.

CAPITAL CRIME-PUBLIC PLACES

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.990	New Code	See Bill Text
5	140	7.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	70	1.45	New Code	See Bill Text
720	5	9-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	105	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	5	113-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	5	119-1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1493&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1493.htm