Bill Status of SB 3479   101st General Assembly

Short Description:  REPORTING PRISONER DEATHS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins, Scott M. Bennett-Iris Y. Martinez and Robert Peters-Patricia Van Pelt-Mattie Hunter

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
15 ILCS 335/4from Ch. 124, par. 24
730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-75
730 ILCS 5/3-14-1from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act. Provides that in any case in which a person dies while in the custody of: (1) any law enforcement agency, (2) a local or State correctional facility in the State, or (3) a peace officer or as a result of the peace officer's use of force, the law enforcement agency shall investigate and report the death in writing to the Attorney General, no later than 30 days after the date on which the person in custody or incarcerated died. Provides information that must be contained in the report. Provides that the report shall be a public record under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall issue a public annual report tabulating and evaluating trends and information on deaths in custody. Provides that the family, next of kin, or any other person reasonably nominated by the decedent as an emergency contact shall be notified as soon as possible in a suitable manner giving an accurate factual account of the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the death in custody. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Unified Code of Corrections concerning reports the Secretary of State, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections shall make to the General Assembly. Provides that the Secretary of State, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections shall publish the reports on their respective websites.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2020SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  2/14/2020SenateFirst Reading
  2/14/2020SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/18/2020SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
  2/19/2020SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  2/19/2020SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  2/20/2020SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  2/25/2020SenateAssigned to Criminal Law
  2/25/2020SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  3/4/2020SenatePostponed - Criminal Law
  4/12/2020SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

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