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 Bill Status of HB2991  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  CD CORR-REDUCED SENTENCE

House Sponsors
Rep. Justin Slaughter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/8-2-4from Ch. 38, par. 1008-2-4


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a person has been convicted of an offense whose penalty was reduced after conviction but before sentencing the court shall impose the sentence for the offense under the reduced penalty. Provides that if a person serving sentence for an offense whose penalty was reduced after sentencing, the court shall conduct a new sentencing hearing and impose a reduced sentence as provided in the statute that reduced the penalty for the offense. Provides that if the person is serving a sentence that has not expired but would have expired because of the reduced penalty, the person's sentence shall be reduced to time served and the person shall be discharged from a facility in which he or she is serving a sentence of imprisonment or if serving parole, mandatory supervised release, probation, conditional discharge, or other conditions of release, the person shall be discharged from parole, mandatory supervised release, probation, conditional discharge, or other conditions of release.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2017HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
  2/9/2017HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2017HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/31/2017HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

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