HB5091 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5091

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Michael Crawford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Permanent Punishment Review Task Force Act. Establishes the Permanent Punishment Review Task Force. Provides for the Task Force's appointment and membership. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may collaborate with the co-chairing organization to help provide this support. Provides that the duties of the Task Force include: (1) researching and analyzing the statutory permanent punishments under Illinois law; (2) identifying factors and data relevant to determining whether a permanent punishment should be modified or eliminated based on available scholarship; (3) identifying or developing models, or both, for periodic, systematic review of Illinois's permanent punishment laws; (4) analyzing such models, including potential funding requirements, and proposing recommendations to the General Assembly; and (5) issuing a report, on or before January 1, 2028, setting forth those recommendations and summarizing the research and findings of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force may meet in person or virtually, and shall issue a written report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2028, after which the Task Force is dissolved. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Permanent Punishment Review Task Force Act.

Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of the Permanent Punishment Review Task Force is to research and analyze models for periodic evaluation, modification, and, as appropriate, elimination of statutory permanent punishments that impact people with criminal records and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding adoption of such models. The work of the Task Force is predicated on the reality that collateral consequences of a criminal record often result in continued, and sometimes permanent, punishment of Illinoisans after serving their sentence, that many statutory permanent punishments are not rooted in data or evidence, and that these permanent punishments hurt, rather than help, the people and communities they were designed to protect.

Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, "permanent punishment" means a penalty or disadvantage imposed because an individual has a criminal conviction or other criminal history that is not part of the criminal sentence. A permanent punishment does not include imprisonment, probation, parole, supervised release, forfeiture, restitution, fine, assessment or costs of prosecution.

Section 15. Creation; duties. The Permanent Punishment Review Task Force is created. The duties of the Task Force include:

(1) researching and analyzing the statutory permanent punishments under Illinois law;

(2) identifying factors and data relevant to determining whether a permanent punishment should be modified or eliminated based on available scholarship;

(3) identifying or developing models, or both, for periodic, systematic review of Illinois's permanent punishment laws;

(4) analyzing such models, including potential funding requirements, and proposing recommendations to the General Assembly; and

(5) issuing a report, on or before January 1, 2028, setting forth those recommendations and summarizing the research and findings of the Task Force.

Section 20. Task Force Composition. The Permanent Punishment Review Task Force shall be comprised of the following members, all of whom shall serve without compensation:

(1) the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, who shall serve as Chair;

(2) a representative of a statewide coalition of people with criminal records that advocates to address permanent punishments, appointed by the Chair;

(3) the Director of Human Rights, or his or her designee;

(4) the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, or his or her designee;

(5) the Director of Corrections, or his or her designee;

(6) two members of the Illinois Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;

(7) a member of the Illinois Senate appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;

(8) a member of the Illinois House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker;

(9) a member of the Illinois House of Representatives appointed by the House Minority Leader;

(10) a representative of an organization that advocates on behalf of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, who shall be appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair;

(11) a representative of an organization that advocates for policing and practices that reduce violence, decrease prison recidivism and make the criminal legal system more equitable, who shall be appointed by the Chair and the Co-Chair;

(12) a representative of an association representing State's Attorneys appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair;

(13) a representative of an organization that provides reentry services statewide, appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair;

(14) a representative of an organization comprised of people with a criminal record headquartered in a community with a population of less than 50,000 people, appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair;

(15) a representative of an organization that advocates on behalf of crime victims, appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair;

(16) a representative of an organization that provides legal representation for and policy advocacy on behalf of victims of sexual assault, appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair; and

(17) a representative of an organization that administers a hotline for victims of domestic violence, appointed by the Chair and Co-Chair.

Section 25. Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; administrative support. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may collaborate with the co-chairing organization to help provide this support.

Section 30. Meetings of Task Force. The Task Force may meet in person or virtually, and shall issue a written report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2028, after which the Task Force is dissolved.

Section 35. Convening of Task Force. The Task Force shall be appointed within 60 days of the effective date of this Act and the Chair shall convene the Task Force for its initial meeting.

Section 40. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2028.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.