Illinois House Bill 5441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on August 17 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1003
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends State Appellate Defender Act. Deletes the discretionary duty of the State Appellate Defender to provide assistance to trial counsel in capital cases. Adds the discretionary duty to provide training, assistance of expert witnesses, and investigators to public defenders from funds appropriated for those purposes. Prohibits the State Appellate Defender from being appointed as trial counsel. Deletes authority of investigators for the Capital Trial Assistance Unit and Capital Post Conviction Unit to access the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) for witness background checks. Deletes the authority for the State Appellate Defender to request appropriations from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for capital case expenses in assisting trial counsel, representing petitioners in post-conviction proceedings, and in defending cases in counties other than Cook County. Effective immediately.

CRIM PRO - STATE APP. DEFENDER

Rep. Karen Yarbrough [D]

Sen. Kwame Raoul [D]

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

Sen. Emil Jones [D]

2012-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 49 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-29 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 77 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-17	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1003
2012-08-17	House	Effective Date August 17, 2012
2012-08-17	House	Governor Approved
2012-06-20	House	Sent to the Governor
2012-05-22	House	Passed Both Houses
2012-05-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 049-006-000
2012-05-22	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2012-05-22	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2012-05-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
2012-05-10	Senate	Second Reading
2012-04-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
2012-04-18	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000
2012-04-11	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2012-03-30	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-03-30	Senate	First Reading
2012-03-30	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
2012-03-30	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2012-03-30	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2012-03-29	House	Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 077-032-000
2012-03-27	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
2012-03-27	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
2012-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
2012-03-07	House	Do Pass / Standard Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-007-000
2012-02-27	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2012-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-15	House	First Reading
2012-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
725	105	10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5441&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5441.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5441eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5441enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-1003.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB5441_03292012_025000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB5441_05222012_036000T.pdf