Illinois Senate Bill 3286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Jury Act. Provides that except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, no person who is qualified and able to serve as a juror may be excluded from jury service in any court of this State on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a party shall not use a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or sexual orientation.

JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. Daniel Biss [D]
Sen. William Delgado [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2016-03-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
2016-03-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
2016-03-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2016-02-19	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-19	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-19	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
705	305	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-1106	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3286&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3286.htm