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SB 1896 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

CRIME VICTIMS

Summary
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive reasonable written notice not less than 30 (rather than 15) days prior to the parole hearing. Provides that if a victim or concerned citizen has registered an objection to parole of an inmate, the victim or concerned citizen may receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that the inmate filed in requesting parole. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes procedures relating to parole hearings. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
Oct 2009
Senate Passage
Oct 2009
House Passage
Oct 2009
Signed into Law
Jan 2010
Introduced Apr 1, 2009 Signed Jan 22, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Oct 29, 2009 · House Oct 29, 2009

How they voted

47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Oct 29, 2009
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Amendments
4
Jan 22, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - October 30, 2009
upper
Oct 29, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
Oct 28, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Oct 28, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Oct 28, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Oct 28, 2009
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
Oct 8, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 8, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 12, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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