103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3540

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Jason Plummer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to the penalties for first degree murder. Provides that a defendant who at the time of the commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or more and who has been found guilty of first degree murder may be sentenced to death if: (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was so employed; (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties; or (3) the murdered individual was a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Establishes aggravating and mitigating factors and procedures by which a court or jury may determine that the defendant is eligible for the death penalty. Amends the State Finance Act. Reinstates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund and abolishes the Death Penalty Abolition Fund. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Enacts the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2024. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a death sentence is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2024.
 
6    Section 5. Appointment of trial counsel in death penalty
7cases. If an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for
8which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's
9Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a
10certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death
11penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death
12penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall immediately
13appoint the Public Defender, or any other qualified attorney
14or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme Court shall by rule
15provide, to represent the defendant as trial counsel. If the
16Public Defender is appointed, he or she shall immediately
17assign the attorney or attorneys who are Public Defenders to
18represent the defendant. The counsel shall meet the
19qualifications as the Supreme Court shall by rule provide. At
20the request of court-appointed counsel in a case in which the
21death penalty is sought, attorneys employed by the State
22Appellate Defender may enter an appearance for the limited
23purpose of assisting counsel appointed under this Section.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. Court-appointed trial counsel; compensation
2and expenses.
3    (a) This Section applies only to compensation and expenses
4of trial counsel appointed by the court as set forth in Section
55, other than Public Defenders, for the period after
6arraignment and so long as the State's Attorney has not, at any
7time, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek
8the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that
9the death penalty will not be sought.
10    (a-5) Litigation budget.
11        (1) In a case in which the State has filed a statement
12    of intent to seek the death penalty, the court shall
13    require appointed counsel, including those appointed in
14    Cook County, after counsel has had adequate time to review
15    the case and prior to engaging trial assistance, to submit
16    a proposed estimated litigation budget for court approval,
17    that will be subject to modification in light of facts and
18    developments that emerge as the case proceeds. Case
19    budgets should be submitted ex parte and filed and
20    maintained under seal in order to protect the defendant's
21    right to effective assistance of counsel, right not to
22    incriminate him or herself and all applicable privileges.
23    Case budgets shall be reviewed and approved by the judge
24    assigned to try the case. As provided under subsection (c)
25    of this Section, petitions for compensation shall be

 

 

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1    reviewed by both the trial judge and the presiding judge
2    or the presiding judge's designee.
3        (2) The litigation budget shall serve purposes
4    comparable to those of private retainer agreements by
5    confirming both the court's and the attorney's
6    expectations regarding fees and expenses. Consideration
7    should be given to employing an ex parte pretrial
8    conference in order to facilitate reaching agreement on a
9    litigation budget at the earliest opportunity.
10        (3) The budget shall be incorporated into a sealed
11    initial pretrial order that reflects the understandings of
12    the court and counsel regarding all matters affecting
13    counsel compensation and reimbursement and payments for
14    investigative, expert and other services, including, but
15    not limited to, the following matters:
16            (A) the hourly rate at which counsel will be
17        compensated;
18            (B) the hourly rate at which private
19        investigators, other than investigators employed by
20        the Office of the State Appellate Defender, will be
21        compensated; and
22            (C) the best preliminary estimate that can be made
23        of the cost of all services, including, but not
24        limited to, counsel, expert, and investigative
25        services that are likely to be needed through the
26        guilt and penalty phases of the trial. The court shall

 

 

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1        have discretion to require that budgets be prepared
2        for shorter intervals of time.
3        (4) Appointed counsel may obtain, subject to later
4    review, investigative, expert, or other services without
5    prior authorization if necessary for an adequate defense.
6    If the services are obtained, the presiding judge or the
7    presiding judge's designee shall consider in an ex parte
8    proceeding that timely procurement of necessary services
9    could not await prior authorization. If an ex parte
10    hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed
11    necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget,
12    the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge
13    or the presiding judge's designee. The judge may then
14    authorize the services nunc pro tunc. If the presiding
15    judge or the presiding judge's designee finds that the
16    services were not reasonable, payment may be denied.
17        (5) An approved budget shall guide counsel's use of
18    time and resources by indicating the services for which
19    compensation is authorized. The case budget shall be
20    re-evaluated when justified by changed or unexpected
21    circumstances and shall be modified by the court when
22    reasonable and necessary for an adequate defense. If an ex
23    parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed
24    necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget,
25    the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge
26    or the presiding judge's designee.

 

 

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1    (b) Appointed trial counsel shall be compensated upon
2presentment and certification by the circuit court of a claim
3for services detailing the date, activity, and time duration
4for which compensation is sought. Compensation for appointed
5trial counsel may be paid at a reasonable rate not to exceed
6$125 per hour. The court shall not authorize payment of bills
7that are not properly itemized. A request for payment shall be
8presented under seal and reviewed ex parte with a court
9reporter present. Every January 20, the statutory rate
10prescribed in this subsection shall be automatically increased
11or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the
12percentage change in the consumer price index-u during the
13preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price index-u"
14means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
15the United States Department of Labor that measures the
16average change in prices of goods and services purchased by
17all urban consumers, United States city average, all items,
181982-84=100. The new rate resulting from each annual
19adjustment shall be determined by the State Treasurer and made
20available to the chief judge of each judicial circuit.
21    (c) Appointed trial counsel may also petition the court
22for certification of expenses for reasonable and necessary
23capital litigation expenses including, but not limited to,
24investigatory and other assistance, expert, forensic, and
25other witnesses, and mitigation specialists. Each provider of
26proposed services must specify the best preliminary estimate

 

 

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1that can be made in light of information received in the case
2at that point, and the provider must sign this estimate under
3the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil
4Procedure. A provider of proposed services must also specify:
5(1) his or her hourly rate; (2) the hourly rate of anyone else
6in his or her employ for whom reimbursement is sought; and (3)
7the hourly rate of any person or entity that may be
8subcontracted to perform these services. Counsel may not
9petition for certification of expenses that may have been
10provided or compensated by the State Appellate Defender under
11item (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender
12Act. The petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex
13parte but with a court reporter present for all ex parte
14conferences. If the requests are submitted after services have
15been rendered, the requests shall be supported by an invoice
16describing the services rendered, the dates the services were
17performed and the amount of time spent. These petitions shall
18be reviewed by both the trial judge and the presiding judge of
19the circuit court or the presiding judge's designee. The
20petitions and orders shall be kept under seal and shall be
21exempt from Freedom of Information requests until the
22conclusion of the trial, even if the prosecution chooses not
23to pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. If an
24ex parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed
25necessary by the trial judge, the hearing shall be before the
26presiding judge or the presiding judge's designee.

 

 

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1    (d) Appointed trial counsel shall petition the court for
2certification of compensation and expenses under this Section
3periodically during the course of counsel's representation.
4The petitions shall be supported by itemized bills showing the
5date, the amount of time spent, the work done, and the total
6being charged for each entry. The court shall not authorize
7payment of bills that are not properly itemized. The court
8must certify reasonable and necessary expenses of the
9petitioner for travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and
10incidental expenses). These expenses must be paid at the rate
11as promulgated by the United States General Services
12Administration for these expenses for the date and location in
13which they were incurred, unless extraordinary reasons are
14shown for the difference. The petitions shall be filed under
15seal and considered ex parte but with a court reporter present
16for all ex parte conferences. The petitions shall be reviewed
17by both the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit
18court or the presiding judge's designee. If an ex parte
19hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by
20the trial judge, the ex parte hearing shall be before the
21presiding judge or the presiding judge's designee. If the
22court determines that the compensation and expenses should be
23paid from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund, the court shall
24certify, on a form created by the State Treasurer, that all or
25a designated portion of the amount requested is reasonable,
26necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund.

 

 

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1The form must also be signed by lead trial counsel under the
2provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure
3verifying that the amount requested is reasonable, necessary,
4and appropriate. Bills submitted for payment by any individual
5or entity seeking payment from the Capital Litigation Trust
6Fund must also be accompanied by a form created by the State
7Treasurer and signed by the individual or responsible agent of
8the entity under the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of
9Civil Procedure that the amount requested is accurate and
10truthful and reflects time spent or expenses incurred.
11Certification of compensation and expenses by a court in any
12county other than Cook County shall be delivered by the court
13to the State Treasurer and must be paid by the State Treasurer
14directly from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund if there are
15sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the compensation
16and expenses. If the State Treasurer finds within 14 days of
17his or her receipt of a certification that the compensation
18and expenses to be paid are unreasonable, unnecessary, or
19inappropriate, he or she may return the certification to the
20court setting forth in detail the objection or objections with
21a request for the court to review the objection or objections
22before resubmitting the certification. The State Treasurer
23must send the claimant a copy of the objection or objections.
24The State Treasurer may only seek a review of a specific
25objection once. The claimant has 7 days from his or her receipt
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1without further hearing, the court must promptly rule on the
2objections. The petitions and orders shall be kept under seal
3and shall be exempt from Freedom of Information requests until
4the conclusion of the trial and appeal of the case, even if the
5prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior to
6trial or sentencing. Certification of compensation and
7expenses by a court in Cook County shall be delivered by the
8court to the county treasurer and paid by the county treasurer
9from moneys granted to the county from the Capital Litigation
10Trust Fund.
 
11    Section 15. Capital Litigation Trust Fund.
12    (a) The Capital Litigation Trust Fund is created as a
13special fund in the State treasury. The Trust Fund shall be
14administered by the State Treasurer to provide moneys for the
15appropriations to be made, grants to be awarded, and
16compensation and expenses to be paid under this Act. All
17interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys
18accumulated in the Trust Fund shall, under Section 4.1 of the
19State Finance Act, be deposited into the Trust Fund.
20    (b) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall not be
21considered general revenue of the State of Illinois.
22    (c) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used
23exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the
24prosecution and defense of capital cases and for providing
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1Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
2relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code
3of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases as provided in
4this Act and shall not be appropriated, loaned, or in any
5manner transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State of
6Illinois.
7    (d) Every fiscal year the State Treasurer shall transfer
8from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Litigation Trust
9Fund an amount equal to the full amount of moneys appropriated
10by the General Assembly (both by original and supplemental
11appropriation), less any unexpended balance from the previous
12fiscal year, from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for the
13specific purpose of making funding available for the
14prosecution and defense of capital cases and for the
15litigation expenses associated with post-conviction
16proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of
17Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed
18under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in
19relation to capital cases. The Public Defender and State's
20Attorney in Cook County, the State Appellate Defender, the
21State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney
22General shall make annual requests for appropriations from the
23Trust Fund.
24        (1) The Public Defender in Cook County shall request
25    appropriations to the State Treasurer for expenses
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1    private appointed defense counsel in Cook County.
2        (2) The State's Attorney in Cook County shall request
3    an appropriation to the State Treasurer for expenses
4    incurred by the State's Attorney.
5        (3) The State Appellate Defender shall request a
6    direct appropriation from the Trust Fund for expenses
7    incurred by the State Appellate Defender in providing
8    assistance to trial attorneys under item (c)(5.1) of
9    Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act and for
10    expenses incurred by the State Appellate Defender in
11    representing petitioners in capital cases in
12    post-conviction proceedings under Article 122 of the Code
13    of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
14    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
15    in relation to capital cases and for the representation of
16    those petitioners by attorneys approved by or contracted
17    with the State Appellate Defender and an appropriation to
18    the State Treasurer for payments from the Trust Fund for
19    the defense of cases in counties other than Cook County.
20        (4) The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall
21    request a direct appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay
22    expenses incurred by the State's Attorneys Appellate
23    Prosecutor and an appropriation to the State Treasurer for
24    payments from the Trust Fund for expenses incurred by
25    State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County.
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1    appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay expenses incurred
2    by the Attorney General in assisting the State's Attorneys
3    in counties other than Cook County and to pay for expenses
4    incurred by the Attorney General when the Attorney General
5    is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division
6    of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or
7    supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases and for
8    expenses incurred by the Attorney General in representing
9    the State in post-conviction proceedings in capital cases
10    under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
11    1963 and in relation to petitions filed under Section
12    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
13    capital cases. The Public Defender and State's Attorney in
14    Cook County, the State Appellate Defender, the State's
15    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney General
16    may each request supplemental appropriations from the
17    Trust Fund during the fiscal year.
18    (e) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be expended only as
19follows:
20        (1) To pay the State Treasurer's costs to administer
21    the Trust Fund. The amount for this purpose may not exceed
22    5% in any one fiscal year of the amount otherwise
23    appropriated from the Trust Fund in the same fiscal year.
24        (2) To pay the capital litigation expenses of trial
25    defense and post-conviction proceedings in capital cases
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1    1963 and in relation to petitions filed under Section
2    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
3    capital cases including, but not limited to, DNA testing,
4    including DNA testing under Section 116-3 of the Code of
5    Criminal Procedure of 1963, analysis, and expert
6    testimony, investigatory and other assistance, expert,
7    forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation specialists,
8    and grants and aid provided to Public Defenders, appellate
9    defenders, and any attorney approved by or contracted with
10    the State Appellate Defender representing petitioners in
11    post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article
12    122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
13    relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
14    Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases or
15    assistance to attorneys who have been appointed by the
16    court to represent defendants who are charged with capital
17    crimes. Reasonable and necessary capital litigation
18    expenses include travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and
19    incidental expenses).
20        (3) To pay the compensation of trial attorneys, other
21    than Public Defenders or appellate defenders, who have
22    been appointed by the court to represent defendants who
23    are charged with capital crimes or attorneys approved by
24    or contracted with the State Appellate Defender to
25    represent petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in
26    capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal

 

 

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1    Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
2    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
3    to capital cases.
4        (4) To provide State's Attorneys with funding for
5    capital litigation expenses and for expenses of
6    representing the State in post-conviction proceedings in
7    capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
8    Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
9    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
10    to capital cases including, but not limited to,
11    investigatory and other assistance and expert, forensic,
12    and other witnesses necessary to prosecute capital cases.
13    State's Attorneys in any county other than Cook County
14    seeking funding for capital litigation expenses and for
15    expenses of representing the State in post-conviction
16    proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code
17    of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
18    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
19    in relation to capital cases including, but not limited
20    to, investigatory and other assistance and expert,
21    forensic, or other witnesses under this Section may
22    request that the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor or
23    the Attorney General, as the case may be, certify the
24    expenses as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
25    payment from the Trust Fund, on a form created by the State
26    Treasurer. Upon certification of the expenses and delivery

 

 

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1    of the certification to the State Treasurer, the Treasurer
2    shall pay the expenses directly from the Capital
3    Litigation Trust Fund if there are sufficient moneys in
4    the Trust Fund to pay the expenses.
5        (5) To provide financial support through the Attorney
6    General under the Attorney General Act for the several
7    county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall
8    not be used to increase personnel for the Attorney
9    General's Office, except when the Attorney General is
10    ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of
11    the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or supervise
12    the prosecution of Cook County cases.
13        (6) To provide financial support through the State's
14    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor under the State's Attorneys
15    Appellate Prosecutor's Act for the several county State's
16    Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall not be used to
17    increase personnel for the State's Attorneys Appellate
18    Prosecutor.
19        (7) To provide financial support to the State
20    Appellate Defender under the State Appellate Defender Act.
21    Moneys expended from the Trust Fund shall be in addition
22    to county funding for Public Defenders and State's
23    Attorneys, and shall not be used to supplant or reduce
24    ordinary and customary county funding.
25    (f) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the
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1Prosecutor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer. The
2State Appellate Defender shall receive an appropriation from
3the Trust Fund to enable it to provide assistance to appointed
4defense counsel and attorneys approved by or contracted with
5the State Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in
6post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article 122
7of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to
8petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil
9Procedure in relation to capital cases throughout the State
10and to Public Defenders in counties other than Cook. The
11State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and the Attorney
12General shall receive appropriations from the Trust Fund to
13enable them to provide assistance to State's Attorneys in
14counties other than Cook County and when the Attorney General
15is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of
16the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or supervise the
17prosecution of Cook County cases. Moneys shall be appropriated
18to the State Treasurer to enable the Treasurer: (i) to make
19grants to Cook County; (ii) to pay the expenses of Public
20Defenders, the State Appellate Defender, the Attorney General,
21the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and
22State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County; (iii) to
23pay the expenses and compensation of appointed defense counsel
24and attorneys approved by or contracted with the State
25Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in post-conviction
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1Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed
2under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in
3relation to capital cases in counties other than Cook County;
4and (iv) to pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund. All
5expenditures and grants made from the Trust Fund shall be
6subject to audit by the Auditor General.
7    (g) For Cook County, grants from the Trust Fund shall be
8made and administered as follows:
9        (1) For each State fiscal year, the State's Attorney
10    and Public Defender must each make a separate application
11    to the State Treasurer for capital litigation grants.
12        (2) The State Treasurer shall establish rules and
13    procedures for grant applications. The rules shall require
14    the Cook County Treasurer as the grant recipient to report
15    on a periodic basis to the State Treasurer how much of the
16    grant has been expended, how much of the grant is
17    remaining, and the purposes for which the grant has been
18    used. The rules may also require the Cook County Treasurer
19    to certify on a periodic basis that expenditures of the
20    funds have been made for expenses that are reasonable,
21    necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust
22    Fund.
23        (3) The State Treasurer shall make the grants to the
24    Cook County Treasurer as soon as possible after the
25    beginning of the State fiscal year.
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1    for supplemental grants during the fiscal year.
2        (5) Grant moneys shall be paid to the Cook County
3    Treasurer in block grants and held in separate accounts
4    for the State's Attorney, the Public Defender, and
5    court-appointed defense counsel other than the Cook County
6    Public Defender, respectively, for the designated fiscal
7    year, and are not subject to county appropriation.
8        (6) Expenditure of grant moneys under this subsection
9    (g) is subject to audit by the Auditor General.
10        (7) The Cook County Treasurer shall immediately make
11    payment from the appropriate separate account in the
12    county treasury for capital litigation expenses to the
13    State's Attorney, Public Defender, or court-appointed
14    defense counsel other than the Public Defender, as the
15    case may be, upon order of the State's Attorney, Public
16    Defender or the court, respectively.
17    (h) If a defendant in a capital case in Cook County is
18represented by court-appointed counsel other than the Cook
19County Public Defender, the appointed counsel shall petition
20the court for an order directing the Cook County Treasurer to
21pay the court-appointed counsel's reasonable and necessary
22compensation and capital litigation expenses from grant moneys
23provided from the Trust Fund. The petitions shall be supported
24by itemized bills showing the date, the amount of time spent,
25the work done, and the total being charged for each entry. The
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1properly itemized. The petitions shall be filed under seal and
2considered ex parte but with a court reporter present for all
3ex parte conferences. The petitions shall be reviewed by both
4the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit court or
5the presiding judge's designee. The petitions and orders shall
6be kept under seal and shall be exempt from Freedom of
7Information requests until the conclusion of the trial and
8appeal of the case, even if the prosecution chooses not to
9pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. Orders
10denying petitions for compensation or expenses are final.
11Counsel may not petition for expenses that may have been
12provided or compensated by the State Appellate Defender under
13item (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender
14Act.
15    (i) In counties other than Cook County, and when the
16Attorney General is ordered by the presiding judge of the
17Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to
18prosecute or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases,
19and excluding capital litigation expenses or services that may
20have been provided by the State Appellate Defender under item
21(c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act:
22        (1) Upon certification by the circuit court, on a form
23    created by the State Treasurer, that all or a portion of
24    the expenses are reasonable, necessary, and appropriate
25    for payment from the Trust Fund and the court's delivery
26    of the certification to the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall

 

 

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1    pay the certified expenses of Public Defenders and the
2    State Appellate Defender from the money appropriated to
3    the Treasurer for capital litigation expenses of Public
4    Defenders and post-conviction proceeding expenses in
5    capital cases of the State Appellate Defender and expenses
6    in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
7    Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases in
8    any county other than Cook County, if there are sufficient
9    moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the expenses.
10        (2) If a defendant in a capital case is represented by
11    court-appointed counsel other than the Public Defender,
12    the appointed counsel shall petition the court to certify
13    compensation and capital litigation expenses including,
14    but not limited to, investigatory and other assistance,
15    expert, forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation
16    specialists as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
17    payment from the Trust Fund. If a petitioner in a capital
18    case who has filed a petition for post-conviction relief
19    under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
20    1963 or a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
21    Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases is
22    represented by an attorney approved by or contracted with
23    the State Appellate Defender other than the State
24    Appellate Defender, that attorney shall petition the court
25    to certify compensation and litigation expenses of
26    post-conviction proceedings under Article 122 of the Code

 

 

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1    of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or in relation to petitions
2    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
3    in relation to capital cases. Upon certification on a form
4    created by the State Treasurer of all or a portion of the
5    compensation and expenses certified as reasonable,
6    necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund
7    and the court's delivery of the certification to the
8    Treasurer, the State Treasurer shall pay the certified
9    compensation and expenses from the money appropriated to
10    the Treasurer for that purpose, if there are sufficient
11    moneys in the Trust Fund to make those payments.
12        (3) A petition for capital litigation expenses or
13    post-conviction proceeding expenses or expenses incurred
14    in filing a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
15    Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases under this
16    subsection shall be considered under seal and reviewed ex
17    parte with a court reporter present. Orders denying
18    petitions for compensation or expenses are final.
19    (j) If the Trust Fund is discontinued or dissolved by an
20Act of the General Assembly or by operation of law, any balance
21remaining in the Trust Fund shall be returned to the General
22Revenue Fund after deduction of administrative costs, any
23other provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
 
24    Section 900. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
25changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
2    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
3    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
4by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
5exempt from inspection and copying:
6        (a) All information determined to be confidential
7    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
8    Development Act.
9        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
10    library users with specific materials under the Library
11    Records Confidentiality Act.
12        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
13    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
14    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
15    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
16    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
17    has received.
18        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
19    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
20    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
21    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
22    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
23    Disease Control Act.
24        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
25    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.

 

 

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1        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
2    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
3    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
4        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
5    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
6    Tuition Act.
7        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
8    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
9    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
10    general's office that would be exempt if created or
11    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
12    that Act.
13        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
14    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
15    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
16    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
17        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
18    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
19    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
20        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
21    or driver identification information compiled by a law
22    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
23    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
24        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
25    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
26    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse

 

 

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1    Prevention Review Team Act.
2        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
3    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
4    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
5    authorized under that Article.
6        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
7    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
8    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
9    Capital Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall
10    apply until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even
11    if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty
12    prior to trial or sentencing.
13        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
14    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
15    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
16        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
17    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
18    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
19    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
20    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
21    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
22    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
23    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
24    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
25    Act (repealed).
26        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the

 

 

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1    Personnel Record Review Act.
2        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
3    Illinois School Student Records Act.
4        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
5    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
6        (t) (Blank).
7        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
8    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
9    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
10        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
11    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
12    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
13    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
14    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
15    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
16    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
17    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
18    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
19    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
20        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
21    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
22    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
23        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
24    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
25    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
26        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure

 

 

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1    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
2    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
3        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
4    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
5    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
6    information about the identity and administrative finding
7    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
8    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
9    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
10    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
11        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
12    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
13    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
14    Act.
15        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
16    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
17        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
18    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
19        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
20    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
21    authorized under that Act.
22        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
23    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
24    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
25        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
26    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.

 

 

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1        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
2    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
3        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
4    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
5    Code.
6        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
7    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
8        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
9    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
10    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
11        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
12    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
13    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
14    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
15    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
16        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
17    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
18        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
19    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
20    Aid Code.
21        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
22    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
23        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
24    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
25        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
26    arising out of a peer support counseling session

 

 

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1    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
2    Suicide Prevention Act.
3        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
4    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
5    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
6    Prevention Act.
7        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
8    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
9    under the Reproductive Health Act.
10        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
11    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
12        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
13    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
14    Human Rights Act.
15        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
16    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
17    Act.
18        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
19    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
20        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
21    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
22    Public Aid Code.
23        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
24    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
25        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
26    information that shall not be made public under the

 

 

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1    Illinois Insurance Code.
2        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
3    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
4        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
5    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
6        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
7    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
8        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
9    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
10    Police Act.
11        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
12    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
13    Administrative Code of Illinois.
14        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
15    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
16    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
17    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
18        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
19    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
20    Violence Fatality Review Act.
21        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
22    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
23    July 1, 2025.
24        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
25    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
26    Agency Licensing Act.

 

 

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1        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
2    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
3    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
4    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
5    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
6    Act.
7        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
8    the School Safety Drill Act.
9        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
10    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
11        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
12    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
13    Stewardship Act.
14        (lll) (Reserved).
15        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
16    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
17    Illinois Power Agency Act.
18(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
19102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
208-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
21102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
226-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
23eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23;
24revised 1-2-24.)
 
25    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)

 

 

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1    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
2by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
3exempt from inspection and copying:
4        (a) All information determined to be confidential
5    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
6    Development Act.
7        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
8    library users with specific materials under the Library
9    Records Confidentiality Act.
10        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
11    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
12    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
13    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
14    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
15    has received.
16        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
17    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
18    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
19    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
20    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
21    Disease Control Act.
22        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
23    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
24        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
25    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
26    Qualifications Based Selection Act.

 

 

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1        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
2    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
3    Tuition Act.
4        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
5    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
6    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
7    general's office that would be exempt if created or
8    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
9    that Act.
10        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
11    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
12    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
13    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
14        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
15    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
16    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
17        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
18    or driver identification information compiled by a law
19    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
20    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
21        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
22    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
23    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
24    Prevention Review Team Act.
25        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
26    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential

 

 

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1    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
2    authorized under that Article.
3        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
4    compensation and expenses for court-appointed court
5    appointed trial counsel as provided under Sections 10 and
6    15 of the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2024. This
7    subsection (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the
8    trial of the case, even if the prosecution chooses not to
9    pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
10        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
11    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
12    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
13        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
14    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
15    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
16    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
17    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
18    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
19    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
20    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
21    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
22    Act (repealed).
23        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
24    Personnel Record Review Act.
25        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
26    Illinois School Student Records Act.

 

 

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1        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
2    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
3        (t) (Blank).
4        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
5    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
6    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
7        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
8    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
9    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
10    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
11    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
12    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
13    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
14    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
15    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
16    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
17        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
18    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
19    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
20        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
21    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
22    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
23        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
24    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
25    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
26        (y) Confidential information under the Adult

 

 

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1    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
2    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
3    information about the identity and administrative finding
4    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
5    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
6    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
7    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
8        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
9    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
10    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
11    Act.
12        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
13    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
14        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
15    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
16        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
17    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
18    authorized under that Act.
19        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
20    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
21    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
22        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
23    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
24        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
25    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
26        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being

 

 

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1    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
2    Code.
3        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
4    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
5        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
6    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
7    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
8        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
9    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
10    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
11    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
12    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
13        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
14    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
15        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
16    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
17    Aid Code.
18        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
19    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
20        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
21    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
22        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
23    arising out of a peer support counseling session
24    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
25    Suicide Prevention Act.
26        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to

 

 

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1    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
2    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
3    Prevention Act.
4        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
5    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
6    under the Reproductive Health Act.
7        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
8    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
9        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
10    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
11    Human Rights Act.
12        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
13    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
14    Act.
15        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
16    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
17        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
18    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
19    Public Aid Code.
20        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
21    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
22        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
23    information that shall not be made public under the
24    Illinois Insurance Code.
25        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
26    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.

 

 

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1        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
2    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
3        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
4    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
5        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
6    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
7    Police Act.
8        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
9    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
10    Administrative Code of Illinois.
11        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
12    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
13    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
14    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
15        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
16    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
17    Violence Fatality Review Act.
18        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
19    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
20    July 1, 2025.
21        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
22    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
23    Agency Licensing Act.
24        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
25    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
26    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,

 

 

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1    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
2    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
3    Act.
4        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
5    the School Safety Drill Act.
6        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
7    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
8        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
9    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
10    Stewardship Act.
11        (lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
12    2-3.196 of the School Code.
13        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
14    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
15    Illinois Power Agency Act.
16(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
17102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
188-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
19102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
206-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
21eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
22103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
 
23    Section 905. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
24Section 5.1015 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new)
2    Sec. 5.1015. The Capital Litigation Trust Fund.
 
3    (30 ILCS 105/5.790 rep.)
4    Section 910. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
5Section 5.790.
 
6    Section 915. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
7amended by changing Sections 113-3 and 119-1 as follows:
 
8    (725 ILCS 5/113-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 113-3)
9    Sec. 113-3. (a) Every person charged with an offense shall
10be allowed counsel before pleading to the charge. If the
11defendant desires counsel and has been unable to obtain same
12before arraignment the court shall recess court or continue
13the cause for a reasonable time to permit defendant to obtain
14counsel and consult with him before pleading to the charge. If
15the accused is a dissolved corporation, and is not represented
16by counsel, the court may, in the interest of justice, appoint
17as counsel a licensed attorney of this State.
18    (b) In all cases, except where the penalty is a fine only,
19if the court determines that the defendant is indigent and
20desires counsel, the Public Defender shall be appointed as
21counsel. If there is no Public Defender in the county or if the
22defendant requests counsel other than the Public Defender and
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1prejudiced by the appointment of the Public Defender, the
2court shall appoint as counsel a licensed attorney at law of
3this State, except that in a county having a population of
42,000,000 or more the Public Defender shall be appointed as
5counsel in all misdemeanor cases where the defendant is
6indigent and desires counsel unless the case involves multiple
7defendants, in which case the court may appoint counsel other
8than the Public Defender for the additional defendants. The
9court shall require an affidavit signed by any defendant who
10requests court-appointed counsel. Such affidavit shall be in
11the form established by the Supreme Court containing
12sufficient information to ascertain the assets and liabilities
13of that defendant. The Court may direct the Clerk of the
14Circuit Court to assist the defendant in the completion of the
15affidavit. Any person who knowingly files such affidavit
16containing false information concerning his assets and
17liabilities shall be liable to the county where the case, in
18which such false affidavit is filed, is pending for the
19reasonable value of the services rendered by the public
20defender or other court-appointed counsel in the case to the
21extent that such services were unjustly or falsely procured.
22    (c) Upon the filing with the court of a verified statement
23of services rendered the court shall order the county
24treasurer of the county of trial to pay counsel other than the
25Public Defender a reasonable fee. The court shall consider all
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1spent while court is in session, other time spent in
2representing the defendant, and expenses reasonably incurred
3by counsel. In counties with a population greater than
42,000,000, the court shall order the county treasurer of the
5county of trial to pay counsel other than the Public Defender a
6reasonable fee stated in the order and based upon a rate of
7compensation of not more than $40 for each hour spent while
8court is in session and not more than $30 for each hour
9otherwise spent representing a defendant, and such
10compensation shall not exceed $150 for each defendant
11represented in misdemeanor cases and $1250 in felony cases, in
12addition to expenses reasonably incurred as hereinafter in
13this Section provided, except that, in extraordinary
14circumstances, payment in excess of the limits herein stated
15may be made if the trial court certifies that such payment is
16necessary to provide fair compensation for protracted
17representation. A trial court may entertain the filing of this
18verified statement before the termination of the cause, and
19may order the provisional payment of sums during the pendency
20of the cause.
21    (d) In capital cases, in addition to counsel, if the court
22determines that the defendant is indigent the court may, upon
23the filing with the court of a verified statement of services
24rendered, order the county Treasurer of the county of trial to
25pay necessary expert witnesses for defendant reasonable
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1defendant.
2    (e) If the court in any county having a population greater
3than 2,000,000 determines that the defendant is indigent the
4court may, upon the filing with the court of a verified
5statement of such expenses, order the county treasurer of the
6county of trial, in such counties having a population greater
7than 2,000,000 to pay the general expenses of the trial
8incurred by the defendant not to exceed $50 for each
9defendant.
10    (f) The provisions of this Section relating to appointment
11of counsel, compensation of counsel, and payment of expenses
12in capital cases apply except when the compensation and
13expenses are being provided under the Capital Crimes
14Litigation Act of 2024.
15(Source: P.A. 91-589, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
16    (725 ILCS 5/119-1)
17    Sec. 119-1. Death penalty restored abolished.
18    (a) (Blank). Beginning on the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, notwithstanding
20any other law to the contrary, the death penalty is abolished
21and a sentence to death may not be imposed.
22    (b) All unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the
23Capital Litigation Trust Fund on the effective date of this
24amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
2Assembly shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation
3Trust Fund , a special fund in the State treasury, to be
4expended by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
5Authority, for services for families of victims of homicide or
6murder and for training of law enforcement personnel.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1543, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
8    Section 920. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended
9by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
10    (725 ILCS 105/10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 208-10)
11    Sec. 10. Powers and duties of State Appellate Defender.
12    (a) The State Appellate Defender shall represent indigent
13persons on appeal in criminal and delinquent minor
14proceedings, when appointed to do so by a court under a Supreme
15Court Rule or law of this State.
16    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall submit a budget for
17the approval of the State Appellate Defender Commission.
18    (c) The State Appellate Defender may:
19        (1) maintain a panel of private attorneys available to
20    serve as counsel on a case basis;
21        (2) establish programs, alone or in conjunction with
22    law schools, for the purpose of utilizing volunteer law
23    students as legal assistants;
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1    professional associations, and other groups concerning the
2    causes of criminal conduct, the rehabilitation and
3    correction of persons charged with and convicted of crime,
4    the administration of criminal justice, and, in counties
5    of less than 1,000,000 population, study, design, develop
6    and implement model systems for the delivery of trial
7    level defender services, and make an annual report to the
8    General Assembly;
9        (4) hire investigators to provide investigative
10    services to appointed counsel and county public defenders;
11        (5) (blank);
12        (5.1) in cases in which a death sentence is an
13    authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with legal
14    assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses,
15    investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds
16    appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically
17    for that purpose by the General Assembly. The Office of
18    State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve
19    as trial counsel in capital cases;
20        (5.5) provide training to county public defenders;
21        (5.7) provide county public defenders with the
22    assistance of expert witnesses and investigators from
23    funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender
24    specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. The
25    Office of the State Appellate Defender shall not be
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1        (6) develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center to:
2    (i) study, design, develop, and implement model systems
3    for the delivery of trial level defender services for
4    juveniles in the justice system; (ii) in cases in which a
5    sentence of incarceration or an adult sentence, or both,
6    is an authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with
7    legal advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and
8    investigators from funds appropriated to the Office of the
9    State Appellate Defender by the General Assembly
10    specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop and provide
11    training to public defenders on juvenile justice issues,
12    utilizing resources including the State and local bar
13    associations, the Illinois Public Defender Association,
14    law schools, the Midwest Juvenile Defender Center, and pro
15    bono efforts by law firms; and (iv) make an annual report
16    to the General Assembly.
17    Investigators employed by the Capital Trial Assistance
18Unit and Capital Post Conviction Unit of the State Appellate
19Defender shall be authorized to inquire through the Illinois
20State Police or local law enforcement with the Law Enforcement
21Agencies Data System (LEADS) under Section 2605-375 of the
22Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to ascertain whether
23their potential witnesses have a criminal background,
24including, but not limited to: (i) warrants; (ii) arrests;
25(iii) convictions; and (iv) officer safety information. This
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1level and shall be used only to protect the personal safety of
2the investigators. Any information that is obtained through
3this inquiry may not be disclosed by the investigators.
4    (c-5) For each State fiscal year, the State Appellate
5Defender shall request a direct appropriation from the Capital
6Litigation Trust Fund for expenses incurred by the State
7Appellate Defender in providing assistance to trial attorneys
8under paragraph (5.1) of subsection (c) and for expenses
9incurred by the State Appellate Defender in representing
10petitioners in capital cases in post-conviction proceedings
11under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and
12in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
13Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases and for
14the representation of those petitioners by attorneys approved
15by or contracted with the State Appellate Defender and an
16appropriation to the State Treasurer for payments from the
17Trust Fund for the defense of cases in counties other than Cook
18County. The State Appellate Defender may appear before the
19General Assembly at other times during the State's fiscal year
20to request supplemental appropriations from the Trust Fund to
21the State Treasurer.
22    (d) (Blank).
23    (e) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
24shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
25by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and
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1Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
2under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
3(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
 
4    Section 925. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 5-8-1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
7    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
8use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
9    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
10the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
11imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
12by the court under this Section, subject to Section 5-4.5-115
13of this Code, according to the following limitations:
14        (1) for first degree murder,
15            (a) (blank),
16            (a-1) if the defendant had at the time of the
17        commission of the offense attained 18 years of age or
18        more, the court may sentence the defendant to death
19        under the procedures described in subsections (a-2)
20        through (a-11) if:
21                (1) the murdered individual was a peace
22            officer killed in the course of performing his or
23            her official duties, to prevent the performance of
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1            performing his or her official duties, and the
2            defendant knew or should have known that the
3            murdered individual was so employed;
4                (2) the murdered individual was an employee of
5            an institution or facility of the Department of
6            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
7            agency, killed in the course of performing his or
8            her official duties, to prevent the performance of
9            his or her official duties, or in retaliation for
10            performing his or her official duties; or
11                (3) the murdered individual was a member of a
12            congregation engaged in prayer or other religious
13            activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or
14            other building, structure, or place used for
15            religious worship.
16            (a-2) The court shall consider, or shall instruct
17        the jury to consider, any aggravating and any
18        mitigating factors which are relevant to the
19        imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating factors
20        may include, but need not be limited to, those factors
21        set forth in subsections (b) and (b-5). Mitigating
22        factors may include but need not be limited to the
23        following:
24                (1) the defendant has no significant history
25            of prior criminal activity;
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1            defendant was under the influence of extreme
2            mental or emotional disturbance, although not such
3            as to constitute a defense to prosecution;
4                (3) the murdered individual was a participant
5            in the defendant's homicidal conduct or consented
6            to the homicidal act;
7                (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion
8            of threat or menace of the imminent infliction of
9            death or great bodily harm;
10                (5) the defendant was not personally present
11            during commission of the act or acts causing
12            death;
13                (6) the defendant's background includes a
14            history of extreme emotional or physical abuse;
15                (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced
16            mental capacity. Provided, however, that an action
17            that does not otherwise mitigate first degree
18            murder cannot qualify as a mitigating factor for
19            first degree murder because of the discovery,
20            knowledge, or disclosure of the victim's sexual
21            orientation as defined in Section 1-103 of the
22            Illinois Human Rights Act.
23            (a-3) If requested by the State, the court shall
24        conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine
25        the existence of factors set forth in subsections (b)
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1        mitigating factors as indicated in this subsection
2        (a-2). The proceeding shall be conducted:
3                (1) before the jury that determined the
4            defendant's guilt; or
5                (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose
6            of the proceeding if:
7                    (A) the defendant was convicted upon a
8                plea of guilty; or
9                    (B) the defendant was convicted after a
10                trial before the court sitting without a jury;
11                or
12                    (C) the court for good cause shown
13                discharges the jury that determined the
14                defendant's guilt; or
15                (3) before the court alone if the defendant
16            waives a jury for the separate proceeding.
17            (a-4) During the proceeding any information
18        relevant to any of the factors set forth in
19        subsections (b) and (b-5) may be presented by either
20        the State or the defendant under the rules governing
21        the admission of evidence at criminal trials. Any
22        information relevant to any additional aggravating
23        factors or any mitigating factors indicated in
24        subsection (a-2) may be presented by the State or
25        defendant regardless of its admissibility under the
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1        trials. The State and the defendant shall be given
2        fair opportunity to rebut any information received at
3        the hearing.
4            (a-5) The burden of proof of establishing the
5        existence of any of the factors set forth in
6        subsections (b) and (b-5) is on the State and shall not
7        be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable
8        doubt.
9            (a-6) If at the separate sentencing proceeding the
10        jury finds that none of the factors set forth in
11        subsections (b) and (b-5) exists, the court shall
12        sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under
13        Chapter V. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury
14        that one or more of the factors set forth in
15        subsections (b) and (b-5) exist, the jury shall
16        consider aggravating and mitigating factors as
17        instructed by the court and shall determine whether
18        the sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury
19        determines unanimously, after weighing the factors in
20        aggravation and mitigation, that death is the
21        appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the
22        defendant to death. If the court does not concur with
23        the jury determination that death is the appropriate
24        sentence, the court shall set forth reasons in writing
25        including what facts or circumstances the court relied
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1        compelled the court to non-concur with the sentence.
2        This document and any attachments shall be part of the
3        record for appellate review. The court shall be bound
4        by the jury's sentencing determination. If after
5        weighing the factors in aggravation and mitigation,
6        one or more jurors determines that death is not the
7        appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the
8        defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of
9        the Unified Code of Corrections.
10            (a-7) In a proceeding before the court alone, if
11        the court finds that none of the factors found in
12        subsections (b) and (b-5) exists, the court shall
13        sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under
14        Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections. If the
15        Court determines that one or more of the factors set
16        forth in subsections (b) and (b-5) exists, the court
17        shall consider any aggravating and mitigating factors
18        as indicated in subsection (a-2). If the court
19        determines, after weighing the factors in aggravation
20        and mitigation, that death is the appropriate
21        sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to
22        death. If the court finds that death is not the
23        appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the
24        defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of
25        the Unified Code of Corrections.
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1        found guilty of first degree murder by a judge or jury,
2        or a case on remand for resentencing, and the State
3        seeks the death penalty as an appropriate sentence, on
4        the court's own motion or the written motion of the
5        defendant, the court may decertify the case as a death
6        penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence
7        supporting the defendant's conviction is the
8        uncorroborated testimony of an informant witness, as
9        defined in Section 115-21 of the Code of Criminal
10        Procedure of 1963, concerning the confession or
11        admission of the defendant or that the sole evidence
12        against the defendant is a single eyewitness or single
13        accomplice without any other corroborating evidence.
14        If the court decertifies the case as a capital case
15        under either of the grounds set forth above, the court
16        shall issue a written finding. The State may pursue
17        its right to appeal the decertification pursuant to
18        Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If the court does not
19        decertify the case as a capital case, the matter shall
20        proceed to the eligibility phase of the sentencing
21        hearing.
22            (a-9) The conviction and sentence of death shall
23        be subject to automatic review by the Supreme Court.
24        Such review shall be in accordance with rules
25        promulgated by the Supreme Court. The Illinois Supreme
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1        imposition of imprisonment under Chapter V if the
2        court finds that the death sentence is fundamentally
3        unjust as applied to the particular case. If the
4        Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death sentence
5        is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
6        case, independent of any procedural grounds for
7        relief, the Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a
8        written opinion explaining this finding.
9            (a-10) If the death penalty in this amendatory Act
10        of the 103rd General Assembly is held to be
11        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United
12        States or of the State of Illinois, any person
13        convicted of first degree murder shall be sentenced by
14        the court to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V. If
15        any death sentence pursuant to the sentencing
16        provisions of this Section is declared
17        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United
18        States or of the State of Illinois, the court having
19        jurisdiction over a person previously sentenced to
20        death shall cause the defendant to be brought before
21        the court, and the court shall sentence the defendant
22        to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V.
23            (a-11) The Attorney General and State's Attorneys
24        Association shall consult on voluntary guidelines for
25        procedures governing whether or not to seek the death
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1        and are only advisory in nature, or
2            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
3        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
4        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
5        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection
6        (a)(1)(c) of this Section, that any of the aggravating
7        factors listed in subparagraph (b-5) are present, the
8        court may sentence the defendant, subject to Section
9        5-4.5-105, to a term of natural life imprisonment, or
10            (b-5) A defendant who at the time of the
11        commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or
12        more and who has been found guilty of first degree
13        murder for which the death penalty has not been
14        imposed by the court may be sentenced to a term of
15        natural life imprisonment if:
16                (1) the murdered individual was an inmate at
17            an institution or facility of the Department of
18            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
19            agency and was killed on the grounds thereof, or
20            the murdered individual was otherwise present in
21            such institution or facility with the knowledge
22            and approval of the chief administrative officer
23            thereof;
24                (2) the murdered individual was killed as a
25            result of the hijacking of an airplane, train,
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1                (3) the defendant committed the murder
2            pursuant to a contract, agreement, or
3            understanding by which he or she was to receive
4            money or anything of value in return for
5            committing the murder or procured another to
6            commit the murder for money or anything of value;
7                (4) the murdered individual was killed in the
8            course of another felony if:
9                    (A) the murdered individual:
10                        (i) was actually killed by the
11                    defendant, or
12                        (ii) received physical injuries
13                    personally inflicted by the defendant
14                    substantially contemporaneously with
15                    physical injuries caused by one or more
16                    persons for whose conduct the defendant is
17                    legally accountable under Section 5-2 of
18                    this Code, and the physical injuries
19                    inflicted by either the defendant or the
20                    other person or persons for whose conduct
21                    he is legally accountable caused the death
22                    of the murdered individual; and (B) in
23                    performing the acts which caused the death
24                    of the murdered individual or which
25                    resulted in physical injuries personally
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1                    individual under the circumstances of
2                    subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this
3                    clause (4), the defendant acted with the
4                    intent to kill the murdered individual or
5                    with the knowledge that his or her acts
6                    created a strong probability of death or
7                    great bodily harm to the murdered
8                    individual or another; and
9                    (B) in performing the acts which caused
10                the death of the murdered individual or which
11                resulted in physical injuries personally
12                inflicted by the defendant on the murdered
13                individual under the circumstances of
14                subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this clause
15                (4), the defendant acted with the intent to
16                kill the murdered individual or with the
17                knowledge that his or her acts created a
18                strong probability of death or great bodily
19                harm to the murdered individual or another;
20                and
21                    (C) the other felony was an inherently
22                violent crime or the attempt to commit an
23                inherently violent crime. In this clause (C),
24                "inherently violent crime" includes, but is
25                not limited to, armed robbery, robbery,
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1                aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated
2                kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
3                aggravated arson, aggravated stalking,
4                residential burglary, and home invasion;
5                (5) the defendant committed the murder with
6            intent to prevent the murdered individual from
7            testifying or participating in any criminal
8            investigation or prosecution or giving material
9            assistance to the State in any investigation or
10            prosecution, either against the defendant or
11            another; or the defendant committed the murder
12            because the murdered individual was a witness in
13            any prosecution or gave material assistance to the
14            State in any investigation or prosecution, either
15            against the defendant or another; for purposes of
16            this clause (5), "participating in any criminal
17            investigation or prosecution" is intended to
18            include those appearing in the proceedings in any
19            capacity such as trial judges, prosecutors,
20            defense attorneys, investigators, witnesses, or
21            jurors;
22                (6) the defendant, while committing an offense
23            punishable under Section 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405,
24            405.2, 407 or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section
25            404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or
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1            commit such offense, intentionally killed an
2            individual or counseled, commanded, induced,
3            procured or caused the intentional killing of the
4            murdered individual;
5                (7) the defendant was incarcerated in an
6            institution or facility of the Department of
7            Corrections at the time of the murder, and while
8            committing an offense punishable as a felony under
9            Illinois law, or while engaged in a conspiracy or
10            solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally
11            killed an individual or counseled, commanded,
12            induced, procured or caused the intentional
13            killing of the murdered individual;
14                (8) the murder was committed in a cold,
15            calculated and premeditated manner pursuant to a
16            preconceived plan, scheme or design to take a
17            human life by unlawful means, and the conduct of
18            the defendant created a reasonable expectation
19            that the death of a human being would result
20            therefrom;
21                (9) the defendant was a principal
22            administrator, organizer, or leader of a
23            calculated criminal drug conspiracy consisting of
24            a hierarchical position of authority superior to
25            that of all other members of the conspiracy, and
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1            procured, or caused the intentional killing of the
2            murdered person;
3                (10) the murder was intentional and involved
4            the infliction of torture. For the purpose of this
5            clause (10), torture means the infliction of or
6            subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by
7            an intent to increase or prolong the pain,
8            suffering or agony of the victim;
9                (11) the murder was committed as a result of
10            the intentional discharge of a firearm by the
11            defendant from a motor vehicle and the victim was
12            not present within the motor vehicle;
13                (12) the murdered individual was a person with
14            a disability and the defendant knew or should have
15            known that the murdered individual was a person
16            with a disability. For purposes of this clause
17            (12), "person with a disability" means a person
18            who suffers from a permanent physical or mental
19            impairment resulting from disease, an injury, a
20            functional disorder, or a congenital condition
21            that renders the person incapable of adequately
22            providing for his or her own health or personal
23            care;
24                (13) the murdered individual was subject to an
25            order of protection and the murder was committed
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1            protection was issued under the Illinois Domestic
2            Violence Act of 1986;
3                (14) the murdered individual was known by the
4            defendant to be a teacher or other person employed
5            in any school and the teacher or other employee is
6            upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent
7            to a school, or is in any part of a building used
8            for school purposes;
9                (15) the murder was committed by the defendant
10            in connection with or as a result of the offense of
11            terrorism as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this
12            Code;
13                (16) the murdered individual was a member of a
14            congregation engaged in prayer or other religious
15            activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or
16            other building, structure, or place used for
17            religious worship; or
18                (17)(i) the murdered individual was a
19            physician, physician assistant, psychologist,
20            nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse;
21                (ii) the defendant knew or should have known
22            that the murdered individual was a physician,
23            physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or
24            advanced practice registered nurse; and
25                (iii) the murdered individual was killed in
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1            physician, physician assistant, psychologist,
2            nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, or
3            to prevent him or her from acting in that
4            capacity, or in retaliation for his or her acting
5            in that capacity.
6            (c) if the court does not impose the death
7        penalty, the court shall sentence the defendant to a
8        term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant, at
9        the time of the commission of the murder, had attained
10        the age of 18, and:
11                (i) has previously been convicted of first
12            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
13                (ii) is found guilty of murdering more than
14            one victim, or
15                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
16            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
17            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
18            management worker was killed in the course of
19            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
20            peace officer or fireman from performing his
21            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
22            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
23            from performing his official duties, and the
24            defendant knew or should have known that the
25            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
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1                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
2            of an institution or facility of the Department of
3            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
4            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
5            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
6            the employee from performing his official duties,
7            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
8            official duties, or
9                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
10            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
11            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
12            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
13            medical assistance or first aid person while
14            employed by a municipality or other governmental
15            unit when the person was killed in the course of
16            performing official duties or to prevent the
17            person from performing official duties or in
18            retaliation for performing official duties and the
19            defendant knew or should have known that the
20            murdered individual was an emergency medical
21            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
22            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
23            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
24            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
25                (vi) (blank), or
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1            and the murder was committed by reason of any
2            person's activity as a community policing
3            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging
4            in activity as a community policing volunteer. For
5            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
6            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
7            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
8            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
9        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
10         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
11        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
12        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
13            (d)(i) if the person committed the offense while
14            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
15            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
16            (ii) if, during the commission of the offense, the
17        person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall
18        be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the
19        court;
20            (iii) if, during the commission of the offense,
21        the person personally discharged a firearm that
22        proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent
23        disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to
24        another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural
25        life shall be added to the term of imprisonment
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1        (2) (blank);
2        (2.5) for a person who has attained the age of 18 years
3    at the time of the commission of the offense and who is
4    convicted under the circumstances described in subdivision
5    (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or paragraph (3) of
6    subsection (b) of Section 12-13, subdivision (d)(2) of
7    Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
8    Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of Section 11-1.40 or
9    paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1,
10    subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (2) of
11    subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of
12    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the sentence shall be a
13    term of natural life imprisonment.
14    (b) (Blank).
15    (c) (Blank).
16    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8,
17the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be
18written as part of the sentencing order and shall be as
19follows:
20        (1) for first degree murder or for the offenses of
21    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
22    criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual assault if
23    committed on or before December 12, 2005, 3 years;
24        (1.5) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this
25    subsection (d), for a Class X felony except for the
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1    aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual
2    assault if committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the
3    effective date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the
4    offense of aggravated child pornography under Section
5    11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with sentencing under
6    subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
7    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
8    after January 1, 2009, 18 months;
9        (2) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this
10    subsection (d), for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony
11    except for the offense of criminal sexual assault if
12    committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the effective
13    date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the offenses of
14    manufacture and dissemination of child pornography under
15    clauses (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the
16    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
17    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 12 months;
18        (3) except as provided in paragraph (4), (6), or (7)
19    of this subsection (d), for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4
20    felony, 6 months; no later than 45 days after the onset of
21    the term of mandatory supervised release, the Prisoner
22    Review Board shall conduct a discretionary discharge
23    review pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-3-8, which
24    shall include the results of a standardized risk and needs
25    assessment tool administered by the Department of
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1    this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly apply to
2    all individuals released on mandatory supervised release
3    on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4    the 102nd General Assembly, including those individuals
5    whose sentences were imposed prior to the effective date
6    of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly;
7        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
8    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
9    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after
10    December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
11    94-715), or who commit the offense of aggravated child
12    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
13    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
14    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
15    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
16    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
17    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
18    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
19        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
20    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
21    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
22    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
23    electronic monitoring or home detention program under
24    Article 8A of Chapter V of this Code;
25        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
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1    violation of an order of protection, 4 years;
2        (7) for any felony described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii),
3    (a)(2)(iii), (a)(2)(iv), (a)(2)(vi), (a)(2.1), (a)(2.3),
4    (a)(2.4), (a)(2.5), or (a)(2.6) of Article 5, Section
5    3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections requiring an
6    inmate to serve a minimum of 85% of their court-imposed
7    sentence, except for the offenses of predatory criminal
8    sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual
9    assault, and criminal sexual assault if committed on or
10    after December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
11    94-715) and except for the offense of aggravated child
12    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
13    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
14    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
15    if committed on or after January 1, 2009 and except as
16    provided in paragraph (4) or paragraph (6) of this
17    subsection (d), the term of mandatory supervised release
18    shall be as follows:
19            (A) Class X felony, 3 years;
20            (B) Class 1 or Class 2 felonies, 2 years;
21            (C) Class 3 or Class 4 felonies, 1 year.
22    (e) (Blank).
23    (f) (Blank).
24    (g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act and
25of Public Act 101-652: (i) the provisions of paragraph (3) of
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1all individuals convicted on or after the effective date of
2paragraph (3) of subsection (d); and (ii) the provisions of
3paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of subsection (d) are effective on
4July 1, 2021 and shall apply to all individuals convicted on or
5after the effective date of paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of
6subsection (d).
7(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
8102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22; 103-51, eff.
91-1-24.)
 
10    Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
11makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
12text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
13Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
14text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
15changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
16other Public Act.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    5 ILCS 140/7.5
5    30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new
6    30 ILCS 105/5.790 rep.
7    725 ILCS 5/113-3from Ch. 38, par. 113-3
8    725 ILCS 5/119-1
9    725 ILCS 105/10from Ch. 38, par. 208-10
10    730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1