Bill Status of SB 2073   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  CD CORR-PAROLE REVIEW-RETROACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Seth Lewis, Ann Gillespie, Rachel Ventura-Kimberly A. Lightford-Javier L. Cervantes-Willie Preston, Karina Villa, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen and David Koehler

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-115

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections if and only if House Bill 1064 of the 102nd General Assembly becomes law. Provides that the amendatory Act applies retroactively. Provides that a petitioner is eligible for parole review regardless of whether the petitioner was sentenced on or after June 1, 2019. Provides that up to 3 (rather than 3) years prior to becoming eligible for parole review, the eligible person may file his or her petition for parole review with the Prisoner Review Board. Provides that within 30 days of receipt of this petition, the Prisoner Review Board shall determine whether the petition is appropriately filed, and if so, shall set a date for a parole review hearing one year from the date the petition is deemed appropriately filed or on the date of eligibility for parole review, whichever is later (rather than 3 years from receipt of the petition). Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
730 ILCS 5/3-3-3from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3
730 ILCS 5/3-3-4from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that, except for parole review of persons under the age of 21 at the time of the commission of an offense, no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that for all parole proceedings, the Prisoner Review Board, no less than 15 days in advance of a person's scheduled parole hearing, shall send by certified mail notice of the parole hearing's place, date, and approximate time to: (1) the State's Attorney of the county where a person eligible for parole was convicted; (2) the victim of the crime for which the person eligible for parole was convicted, if not deceased; and (3) the victim's family. Provides that these provisions are in addition to the provisions that apply to notifications to State's Attorneys' offices, victims, and victims' families under other laws of the State. Provides that not less than 12 months prior to the parole review hearing, the Prisoner Review Board shall by certified mail provide notification to the State's Attorney of the county from which the person was committed and by certified mail written notification to the victim or family of the victim of the scheduled hearing place, date, and approximate time. Changes the effective date of the Act from immediate to July 1, 2024.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Seth Lewis
  2/9/2023SenateFirst Reading
  2/9/2023SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/21/2023SenateAssigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
  2/22/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  2/23/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  3/3/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Seth Lewis
  3/3/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/7/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
  3/7/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  3/7/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  3/7/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  3/8/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  3/9/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
  3/10/2023SenateDo Pass as Amended Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 007-003-000
  3/10/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2023
  3/10/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  3/21/2023SenateSecond Reading
  3/21/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2023
  3/21/2023SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  3/31/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die

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