Illinois House Bill 4173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a committed person who is at least 50 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 Department for participation in the Pathway to Community Program. Provides that before a participant is selected for the Program, the petitioner shall successfully complete an atonement and restorative justice program prepared by the Department. Following completion of this program of atonement and restorative justice, the Department shall make an exhaustive effort to find and notify family members of the victim of the petitioner's offense and to afford them the opportunity to participate in the Department's final selection process for the Pathway to Community Program. Provides that the Department shall select 50 participants for the Program from petitions submitted to it by the Department. Provides that up to $1,000 of trauma-informed victim services or trauma-certified professional therapy shall be provided by the Department to family members of the victim of the petitioner's offense. Insurance policies of the family members of the victim of the petitioner's offense or family members financial resources shall first be used to pay the costs of these services or therapy. Optional participation by family members of the victim of petitioner's offense shall be provided by the Department at no cost to the family members of the victim. Provides that after 8 years of participation in the Program, the participant may petition the Governor for executive clemency. Provides that the Department shall select a panel of independent researchers to assess the effectiveness of the Program and to make annual recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly as to whether the Program should be extended.

CD CORR-PATHWAY TO COMMUNITY

Rep. Arthur Turner [D]

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-25	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-25	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-24	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2018-04-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner
2018-04-20	House	Correctional Note Filed
2018-04-16	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
2018-04-11	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
2018-04-11	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
2018-04-11	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
2018-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-09	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2018-02-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-01-30	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2018-01-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-01-16	House	First Reading
2017-11-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	5	3-14-1.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4173&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4173.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4173ham001.htm