HB 1015 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

CRT CLAIMS-UNJUST IMPRISONMENT

Summary

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Deletes language regarding the amount a court shall award to a person for time unjustly served in prison when the person imprisoned received a pardon on the ground of innocence of the crime for which he or she was imprisoned or he or she received a certificate of innocence. Provides instead that the court shall award $50,000 per year during which the person was wrongfully imprisoned and shall prorate that amount for a fraction of a year that the person was wrongfully imprisoned, including the number of years the person was awaiting trial. Provides that the court shall award attorney's fees in an amount not to exceed 25% of the award granted. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all claims pending or filed on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Dec 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 23, 2023 Last action May 20, 2024

Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023

How they voted

111–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 116

Mar 23, 2023

D Democratic76

71 Yea 5

93% Yea

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Dec 10, 2023

Committee

Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

lower

Nov 13, 2023

Committee

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

lower

Nov 13, 2023

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

lower

Jun 26, 2023

Committee

Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

lower

Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to Assignments

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Amended

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

lower

Feb 21, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

lower

Jan 12, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 19 co-sponsors