Illinois House Bill 2045

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-10-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a term of natural life imprisonment is eligible for parole and mandatory supervised release under these provisions. Deletes a provision that no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 55 years and served at least 25 consecutive years of incarceration shall be eligible to submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board seeking parole. Provides that the Board shall hold a hearing on each petition, and in determining whether an eligible person should be granted parole, the Prisoner Review Board shall consider certain statutory factors as shown by the petition or as shown at the hearing. Provides that victims' families shall be notified in a timely manner and be provided opportunity to participate at the parole hearing concerning the petitioner's application for parole under these provisions in accordance with the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the Open Parole Hearings Act, and these provisions. Provides that Prisoner Review Board hearings under these provisions shall be conducted by a panel of at least 8 members of the Board and a majority vote of the panel is required to grant the petition and release the petitioner on parole. Provides that the Board shall render its decision within a reasonable time after the hearing and shall state the basis therefor both in the records of the Board and in written notice to the person on whose petition it has acted. Provides that in its decision, the Board shall set the person's time for parole, or if it denies parole, it shall provide for a rehearing no later than 3 years after denial of parole. Provides that these provisions apply retroactively to all persons serving any sentence that was or is imposed before, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and the period of incarceration for eligibility of each such person to submit a petition for parole is based on all previous consecutive years of incarceration served by that person before, on, and after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

CD CORR-PAROLE-25 YRS

Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]
Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-10-30	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2023-03-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
2023-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2023-02-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2023-02-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-02-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
2023-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-07	House	First Reading
2023-02-02	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	5	3-3-16	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-3-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	3-3-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2045&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2045.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2045ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2045ham002.htm