Criminal Justice

in committee · Illinois · Senate Jan 24, 2025

SB 1198: CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-FALSE REPT

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer, or public employee a report to the effect that a hate crime will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed. Establishes penalties. Effective January 1, 2026.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill criminalizes false hate crime reports, expanding criminalization beyond standard disorderly conduct, aligning with 'oppose' indicators of expanded criminalization.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jan 24, 2025

SB 1197: CRIM CD-RESIST PEACE OFFICER

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the mental state of "knowingly" from the elements of the offense of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional institution employee.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDeletes 'knowingly' mental state requirement, lowering burden of proof for resisting officers and reducing defendant rights in criminal justice context.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SB 113: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENT-PROOF

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any other provisions of the Code, if the defendant is charged with a violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act involving the manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance, or controlled substance analog of 15 grams or more of a substance containing fentanyl, or an analog thereof, then the burden of proof is on the defendant to show by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant's pretrial release does not pose a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeShifts burden of proof to defendants in fentanyl cases, reducing defendant rights and increasing penalties per Controlled Substances Act violations.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 5, 2025

SB 1656: PRETRIAL RELEASE-REVOCATION

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a defendant previously granted pretrial release is charged with violation of any criminal offense committed while on pretrial release, the State may seek revocation of the defendant's pretrial release. Provides that when a defendant released pretrial is charged with a violation of any criminal offense committed while on pretrial release, the State may seek revocation of the defendant's pretrial release (rather than when a defendant has previously been granted pretrial release for a felony or Class A misdemeanor, that pretrial release may be revoked only if the defendant is charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's pretrial release after a hearing on the court's own motion or upon the filing of a verified petition by the State).

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill enables revocation of pretrial release for new offenses, restricting defendant rights during pretrial phase per Code of Criminal Procedure amendment.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2380: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENTION

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding the pretrial release and denial of pretrial release provisions of the Code, if the defendant is charged with any of the following offenses, then the burden is on the defendant to show by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant's pretrial release does not pose a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case: (1) a violation of an order of protection issued under the Code or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, a stalking no contact order under the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or of a civil no contact order under the Civil No Contact Order Act; or (2) domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery under the Criminal Code of 2012.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeShifts burden to defendant to prove safety, increasing pretrial detention and restricting defendant rights - opposes reform efforts to reduce unnecessary incarceration.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Domestic Violence

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jun 8, 2026

SB 2137: RELEASE-FIREARM OFFENSES

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Code to the contrary, the denial of pretrial release is required if the person is a felon who is charged with a firearm offense.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDenies pretrial release for felons charged with firearm offenses, restricting defendant rights and increasing pretrial detention per bill's explicit language.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 6, 2026

HB 1208: CRIM PRO-REVOKE PRETRIAL REL

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a defendant has previously been granted pretrial release for any offense (rather than for a felony or Class A misdemeanor), that pretrial release shall (rather than may) be revoked if the defendant is charged with an offense that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's pretrial release, regardless of the classification of offense (rather than charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor) after a hearing on the court's own motion or upon the filing of a verified petition by the State.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandates revocation of pretrial release for any new offense, restricting defendant rights during pretrial phase per bill language.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts

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in committee · Illinois · House Aug 13, 2026

HB 4006: CRIM PRO/CD CORR-CONSECUTIVE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Restores the provisions concerning consecutive sentencing prior to the effective date of Public Act 102-1104. Deletes provisions that a defendant shall be given custodial credit for each day he or she was subjected to home confinement. Deletes provisions that the court may give custodial credit to a defendant for each day the defendant was subjected to GPS monitoring without home confinement or electronic monitoring without home confinement.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDeletes custodial credit for home confinement/GPS monitoring, extending sentences and removing defendant protections that would reduce time served.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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in committee · Illinois · House Oct 15, 2025

HB 4104: CRIM PRO-DENY PRETRIAL RELEASE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding the provisions of the pretrial release statute concerning conditions for denial of pretrial release to the contrary, if the defendant is charged with a felony, the court may, in its discretion, deny the defendant pretrial release. Provides that if the court denies the defendant pretrial release under this provision, the court must state, in writing, the court's reasons for denying the defendant pretrial release.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRestricts defendant pretrial release rights by expanding court discretion to deny release without clear standards, increasing pretrial detention.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts

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in committee · Illinois · House Oct 15, 2025

HB 4103: NO SENTENCE CREDIT-HOME DETENT

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes the following provisions of existing law: (1) the trial court shall give credit to the defendant for time spent in home detention on the same sentencing terms as incarceration; (2) home detention for purposes of credit includes restrictions on liberty such as curfews restricting movement for 12 hours or more per day and electronic monitoring that restricts travel or movement; and (3) electronic monitoring is not required for home detention to be considered custodial for purposes of sentencing credit. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill deletes provisions allowing home detention time to count as sentence credit, effectively lengthening sentences by removing an alternative to incarceration. This reduces defendant rights and increases time served, aligning with 'oppose' indica...90% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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