Illinois Senate Bill 2479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Expands the informant testimony provisions from capital cases to first degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child, involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide of an unborn child, drug-induced homicide, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or aggravated arson. Provides that the court may permit the prosecution to disclose its intent to introduce the testimony of an informant with less notice than the 30-day notice period required, if the court finds that the informant was not known prior to the 30-day notice period and could not have been discovered or obtained by the exercise of due diligence by the prosecution prior to the 30-day notice period. Provides that upon good cause shown, the court may set a reasonable notice period under the circumstances or may continue the trial on its own motion to allow for a reasonable notice period, which motion shall toll the speedy trial period for the period of the continuance. Provides that if a lawful recording of an incriminating statement is made of an accused to an informant or of a statement made by an informant to law enforcement or the prosecution, including any deal, promise, inducement, or other benefit offered to the informant, the accused may request a reliability hearing and the prosecution shall be subject to the disclosure requirements. Makes other changes.

CRIM PRO-INFORMANT TESTIMONY

Sen. Michael Hastings [D]

Rep. Scott Drury [D]

2018-04-19 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 42 N: 10 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2018-04-24	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-24	House	First Reading
2018-04-24	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
2018-04-19	House	Arrived in House
2018-04-19	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-010-000
2018-04-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2018
2018-04-17	Senate	Second Reading
2018-04-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
2018-04-11	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-002-000
2018-03-14	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
2018-02-27	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
2018-02-21	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
2018-02-07	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2018-01-30	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2018-01-30	Senate	First Reading
2018-01-30	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
725	5	115-21	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2479&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2479.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2479eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB2479_04192018_016000T.pdf