Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

725 ILCS 5/109-1

from Ch. 38, par. 109-1

725 ILCS 5/110-6

from Ch. 38, par. 110-6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of a county may decide not to implement a provision by local court rule that requires a person charged with an offense to be allowed counsel at the hearing at which bail is determined and if the defendant desires counsel for his or her initial appearance but is unable to obtain counsel, the court shall appoint a public defender or licensed attorney at law of this State to represent him or her for purposes of that hearing. Provides that the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of a county may decide not to implement a provision requiring that a person in custody for a Category B offense due to an inability to post monetary bail be brought before the court at the next available court date or 7 calendar days from the date bail was set, whichever is earlier, for a rehearing on the amount or conditions of bail or release pending further court proceedings. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2/6/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/6/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/21/2018	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
4/4/2018	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
4/11/2018	Senate	To Subcommittee on Bail Reform
4/13/2018	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
9/30/2018	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

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