Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides if the court is of the opinion that the defendant will appear as required either before or after conviction and the defendant will not pose a danger to any person or the community and that the defendant will comply with all conditions of bond the defendant must be released on his or her recognizance (rather than may be released on his or her recognizance). Requires the court to consider several release factors in reaching its opinion on release of the defendant on his or her recognizance and before considering monetary bail.

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-10-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB2919 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2015-04-20	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2015-02-20	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2015-05-26	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2015-04-10	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB2919 currently on file.