Illinois Senate Bill 1566 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on July 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0211
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the grounds accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment include that the defendant is pregnant or is the parent of a child or infant whose well-being will be negatively affected by the parent's absence. Provides that circumstances to be considered in assessing this factor in mitigation include: (1) the likelihood that the child will be adjudged a dependent minor and declared a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; and (2) the best interest of the child.

CD CORR-MITIGATION-CHILD

Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]
Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Doris Turner [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Rep. Natalie Manley [D]
Rep. Carol Ammons [D]

2021-05-26 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 59 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-30	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0211
2021-07-30	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2022
2021-07-30	Senate	Governor Approved
2021-06-24	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-26	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-26	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000
2021-05-21	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day
2021-05-19	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2021-05-14	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-13	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-13	House	Second Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-12	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-11	House	Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000
2021-05-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2021-04-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2021-04-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
2021-04-23	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-23	House	First Reading
2021-04-22	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2021-04-22	House	Arrived in House
2021-04-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
2021-04-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2021-04-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2021-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
2021-04-21	Senate	Second Reading
2021-04-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2021-04-20	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2021-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2021
2021-04-20	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
2021-04-09	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2021-04-07	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	5	5-5-3.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1566&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB1566.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB1566eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB1566enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0211.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200SB1566_04222021_050000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200SB1566_05262021_006043T.pdf