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Bill Status of HB0277 103rd General Assembly

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Short Description: COURTS-TECH

House Sponsors
Rep. Nicholas K. Smith, Gregg Johnson and Justin Slaughter

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Don Harmon)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
3/27/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Judicial Circuits Apportionment Act of 2005. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

House Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	705 ILCS 22/1

	Adds reference to:
	625 ILCS 5/6-308

730 ILCS 5/5-9-3

from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-3

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, whenever a person fails to appear in court and the court continues the case, if the clerk of the court elects to establish a system to send text, email, and telephone notifications, the clerk of the court may send notifications to an email address, may send a text message to the person's last known cellular telephone number, and if the person does not have a cellular telephone number, may reach the person at the person's last known landline telephone number regarding the continued court date. Deletes a provision that requires a court to enter an order of failure to appear if a person does not appear in court on or before the continued court date or satisfy the court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the court is impossible for no fault of the person. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes language providing that an offender who defaults in the payment of a fine or any installment of that fine may be held in contempt and imprisoned for nonpayment and that the court may issue a summons for his or her appearance or a warrant of arrest.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
In the Unified Code of Corrections, restores language that provides that an offender who defaults in the payment of a fine or any installment of that fine may be held in contempt and imprisoned for nonpayment, and that the court may issue a summons for his appearance or a warrant of arrest.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
12/5/2022	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
1/12/2023	House	First Reading
1/12/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/23/2023	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/1/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
3/1/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
3/16/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2023	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/22/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000
3/24/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/24/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/24/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-038-002
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
3/27/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/27/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments