Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person who has been elected to any office in this State who is convicted of a felony or convicted of a misdemeanor involving a violation of his or her official oath of office shall, as a condition of his or her sentence, forfeit any monetary rights derived from any book, movie, television, radio program, or Internet depiction or detailing of the crime for which he or she was convicted. Provides that the order shall extend to the period in which the elected official is serving a sentence in a penal institution and any period of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-5)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0597 [HB4078 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-05-21	54	0	0	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-04-03	112	2	3	0	117	Passed	Link	View