Illinois Senate Bill 1688 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-17 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to relief from disabilities automatically imposed by law. Provides that the court may grant relief from forfeitures. Defines "eligible offender" for the purposes of relief from disabilities and forfeitures as a person who has been convicted of a crime that does not include an offense or attempted offense that would subject the person to registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, the Arsonist Registration Act, or the Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act (rather than an offense that is not a crime of violence, a Class X or a nonprobationable offense, or a violation of the Sex Offenses or Bodily Harm Articles of the Criminal Code of 1961, but who has not been convicted more than twice of a felony). Provides that "eligible offender" does not include a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit first degree murder. Provides that a certificate of good conduct may be granted to relieve an eligible offender of any employment bar. Provides that the certificate may be limited to one or more enumerated disabilities or bars or may relieve the individual of all disabilities and bars. Provides that a certificate of good conduct does not limit the employer from accessing criminal background information; nor does it hide, alter, or expunge the record. Provides that a certificate of good conduct does not relieve an offender of any employment-related disability imposed by law by reason of his or her conviction of a crime that would prevent his or her employment by the Department of Corrections.

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Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

Sen. Kwame Raoul [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-17		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2009-03-17		Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
2009-03-13		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2009-03-12		To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
2009-03-11		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2009-03-10		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
2009-03-04		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2009-03-04		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2009-03-04		Assigned to Criminal Law
2009-02-19		Referred to Assignments
2009-02-19		First Reading
2009-02-19		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1688&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB1688.htm