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Bill Status of SB2191 98th General Assembly

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Short Description: CLAIMS-WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. - Jacqueline Y. Collins

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

705 ILCS 505/8

from Ch. 37, par. 439.8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Court of Claims Act. Deletes language regarding the amount a court shall award to a person for time unjustly served in prison when the person imprisoned received a pardon on the ground of innocence of the crime for which he or she was imprisoned or he or she received a certificate of innocence. Provides instead that the court shall award $50,000 per year during which the person was wrongfully imprisoned and shall prorate that amount for a fraction of a year that the person was wrongfully imprisoned, including the number of years the person was awaiting trial. Provides that the court shall award attorney's fees in an amount not to exceed 25% of the award granted. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all claims pending or filed on or after the effective date.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2021	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2/26/2021	Senate	First Reading
2/26/2021	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/16/2021	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
3/16/2021	Senate	To Appropriations- General Services
3/18/2021	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/6/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
4/6/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/13/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations
4/13/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Appropriations- General Services
4/16/2021	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/16/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

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