Illinois Senate Bill 2079

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Repeals the general recidivism provisions of the Code. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a movant may present a meritorious claim for relief from judgment if the allegations in the petition establish the following by a preponderance of the evidence that, prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, the movant was sentenced to natural life imprisonment under the general recidivism provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that nothing in this provision prevents a movant from applying for any other relief under the relief from judgments provision or any other law otherwise available to him or her.

CD CORR&CIVIL PRO-RECIDIVISM

Sen. Robert Peters [D]

Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]

Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2023-02-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2023-02-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	5	5-4.5-95	Repealed Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-1401	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2079&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2079.htm