Illinois Senate Bill 1747 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on April 23 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-31 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act. Provides that if a lawsuit is filed by a person confined in a county jail, whether serving a term of imprisonment or confined pending trial or sentencing, against the sheriff or county, or against any of their officers or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is frivolous, the warden may revoke up to 180 days of good behavior allowance under the Act. Provides that if the person has not accumulated 180 days of good behavior allowance at the time of the finding, then the warden may revoke all of the good behavior allowance accumulated by the prisoner. Defines "frivolous" and "lawsuit".

JAIL INMATE-FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT

Sen. Kwame Raoul [D]	Sen. Michael Connelly [R]	Sen. Dale Righter [R]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]
Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]	Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [D]

2015-04-23 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-31	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-30	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
2015-05-30	House	House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-30	House	House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-05-29	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. John D. Anthony
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-002-000
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-002-000
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2015-05-29	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-29	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-05-28	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
2015-05-28	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2015-05-28	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2015-05-28	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-28	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-05-27	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-22	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
2015-05-19	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-19	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-14	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-14	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-001-000
2015-05-08	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
2015-05-06	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-05-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2015-04-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-28	House	First Reading
2015-04-28	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2015-04-24	House	Arrived in House
2015-04-23	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 046-001-002
2015-04-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2015-04-23	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe
2015-04-23	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2015-04-23	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
2015-04-23	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 011-000-000
2015-04-21	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
2015-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
2015-04-21	Senate	Second Reading
2015-04-16	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2015-04-16	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
2015-03-25	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Dale A. Righter
2015-03-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
2015-03-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
2015-03-25	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-003-000
2015-03-11	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2015-03-10	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	130	3.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1747&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747ham003.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747ham004.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1747ham005.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB1747_04232015_049000T.pdf