Illinois House Bill 2291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides eligibility for expungement and sealing for participants of a diversion program. Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Lowers penalties for certain specified offenses. Provides that a defendant shall not be ineligible for a sentence of probation as a result of having been previously convicted of a Class 4 felony violation of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog or a Class 3 felony violation of methamphetamine possession prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person serving a sentence for an offense for which the statutory penalty has been subsequently reduced under the amendatory Act may petition the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction to request resentencing in accordance with the statutory penalty in effect at the time of the filing of the petition. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Modifies eligibility requirements for participation in the Offender Initiative Program and second chance probation. Creates a Misdemeanor Diversion Program. Creates requirements for participation in the Program. Makes other changes.

CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]
Rep. Delia Ramirez [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]
Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]	Rep. Yehiel Kalish [D]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Mary Flowers [D]
Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Jonathan Pizer [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]
Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]
Rep. Maurice West [D]	Rep. Latoya Greenwood [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-09	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2020-03-05	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-05	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
2020-02-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
2020-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2020-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
2020-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2020-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2020-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2020-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2020-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2020-02-25	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2020-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
2020-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2020-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2019-04-30	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2019-04-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2019-04-12	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2019-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-28	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000
2019-03-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
2019-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
2019-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2019-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2019-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2019-03-19	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-13	House	First Reading
2019-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2291&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2291.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2291ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2291ham002.htm