Bill Status of HB 5537   96th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM PRO-DNA ANALYSIS

House Sponsors
Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/31-4from Ch. 38, par. 31-4
725 ILCS 5/107-2.5 new
730 ILCS 5/5-4-3from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-3

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of obstructing justice also includes destroying, altering, concealing, disguising, or otherwise tampering with samples collected for DNA fingerprinting analysis. Provides that the offense is a Class 3 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every person arrested for committing a felony shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking, for the purpose of determining identity and for certain other specified purposes. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of State Police shall implement this provision. Provides that this provision becomes operative no later than the earlier of the following: (1) the date on which the Department of State Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is ready to collect samples; or (2) January 1, 2013. Provides that in the amendatory changes to the Unified Code of Corrections, intentionally using genetic marker grouping analysis information derived from a DNA sample beyond authorized uses is a Class 3 rather than a Class 4 felony. Provides that the identification, detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a database match or database information is not invalidated if it is later determined that the sample should not have been obtained or placed in the database. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
  2/9/2010HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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