HB5394 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5394

Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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Creates the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Act. Provides legislative intent. Creates the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment Tax Credit Pilot Program Act. Provides that an applicant that hires certain formerly incarcerated individuals during the incentive period may apply for a tax credit against the applicant's withholding tax liability. Provides that the savings from the changes made to the Unified Code of Corrections shall be deposited into the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Fund for the purpose of funding the program. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to reduce the sentencing ranges for all classes of felonies, and to remove minimum sentences for Class 4 felonies and Class A and Class B misdemeanors. Provides that the provisions of the Act apply to offenses committed before the effective date of this Act, and to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides for resentencing of currently incarcerated persons based on these changes. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning the reentry into society of formerly incarcerated persons.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1. SHORT TITLE; INTENT

Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Act.

Section 1-2. Intent. The intent of the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Act is to facilitate the reentry into society of formerly incarcerated individuals by restructuring criminal sentencing requirements to lower incarceration numbers and repurposing those savings to create financial incentives, in the form of tax credits, for employers who hire individuals with criminal convictions.

ARTICLE 5. SECURING ALL FUTURES FOR EQUITABLE REINVESTMENT IN

COMMUNITIES TAX CREDIT PILOT PROGRAM

Section 5-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Tax Credit Pilot Program Act. References in this Article to "this Act" means this Article.

Section 5-5. Findings and purpose. In order to reverse the trend of high unemployment and to help spur the economy to recovery, it is necessary to assist individuals in accessing family supporting, full-time work.

Section 5-10. Definitions. In this Act:

"Applicant" means a person that is operating a business located within this State that:

(1) is engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce; and

(2) hires a participant for a position under union contract or for a position that offers a basic wage and benefits package as compensation. In the case of any person that is a member of a unitary business group within the meaning of paragraph (27) in subsection (a) of Section 1501 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, "applicant" refers to the unitary business group.

"Basic wage" means a minimum of $20 per hour as compensation.

"Benefits package" means the new full-time employee's benefits outside of the employee's basic wage including:

(1) a minimum of 5 days of earned sick time

(2) a minimum of 5 days of paid vacation; and

(3) eligibility for health insurance.

"Benefits package" means the participant's benefits outside of the participant's basic wage including earned sick time, paid vacation, and health insurance.

"Certificate" means the tax credit certificate issued by the Department under Section 5-45 of this Act.

"Certificate of eligibility" means the certificate issued by the Department under Section 5-25 of this Act.

"Credit" means the amount awarded by the Department to an applicant by issuance of a certificate under Section 5-30 of this Act for each participant hired.

"Department" means the Department of Employment Security.

"Director" means the Director of Employment Security.

"Full-time employee" means an individual who has a position under union contract or is employed for a basic wage for at least 35 hours each week and receives a benefits package as compensation.

"Incentive period" means the period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 five years thereafter. The first incentive period shall begin on July 1, 2020 and the last incentive period shall end on June 30, 2025.

"Noncompliance date" means, in the case of an applicant that is not complying with the requirements of the provisions of this Act, the day following the last date upon which the taxpayer was in compliance with the requirements of the provisions of this Act, as determined by the Director, pursuant to Section 5-55 of this Act.

"Participant" means a full-time employee who:

(1) was unemployed or making less than the basic wage referred to in this Section before being hired by an applicant;

(2) was formerly incarcerated between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019;

(3) is registered for the pilot program described in Section 5-20; and

(4) is subsequently hired during the incentive period by an applicant for a position under union contract or for a position that offers a basic wage and benefits package as compensation.

The term "participant" does not include a person who was previously employed in this State by the applicant prior to the onset of the incentive period if:

(1) the position was under union contract;

(2) the position provided a basic wage and benefits package as compensation; or

(3) the participant is a related member of the applicant that has more than 50 total employees.

"Professional Employer Organization" (PEO) shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 5-5 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. As used in this Section, "Professional Employer Organization" does not include a day and temporary labor service agency regulated under the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act.

Section 5-15. Powers of the Department. The Department, in addition to those powers granted under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, is granted and shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but not limited to, power and authority to:

(1) promulgate procedures, rules, or regulations deemed necessary and appropriate for the administration of this Act; establish forms for applications, notifications, contracts, or any other agreements; and accept applications at any time during the year and require that all applications be submitted via the Internet. The Department shall require that applications be submitted in electronic form;

(2) provide guidance and assistance to an applicant pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and cooperate with applicants to promote, foster, and support job creation within the State;

(3) enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding for participation of and engage in cooperation with agencies of the federal government, units of local government, universities, research foundations or institutions, regional economic development corporations, or other organizations for the purposes of this Act;

(4) gather information and conduct inquiries, in the manner and by the methods it deems desirable, including, but not limited to, gathering information with respect to applicants for the purpose of making any designations or certifications necessary or desirable or to gather information in furtherance of the purposes of this Act;

(5) establish, negotiate, and effectuate any term, agreement, or other document with any person necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Act; and consent, subject to the provisions of any agreement with another party, to the modification or restructuring of any agreement to which the Department is a party;

(6) provide for sufficient personnel to permit administration, staffing, operation, and related support required to adequately discharge its duties and responsibilities described in this Act from funds made available through charges to applicants or from funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the administration of this Act;

(7) require applicants, upon written request, to issue any necessary authorization to the appropriate federal, State, or local authority or any other person for the release to the Department of information requested by the Department, with the information requested to include, but not limited to, financial reports, returns, or records relating to the applicant or to the amount of credit allowable under this Act;

(8) require that an applicant shall, at all times, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied with the books, records, or papers related to the agreement in the custody or control of the applicant open for reasonable Department inspection and audits, and including, but not limited to, the making of copies of the books, records, or papers; and

(9) take whatever actions are necessary or appropriate to protect the State's interest in the event of bankruptcy, default, foreclosure, or noncompliance with the terms and conditions of financial assistance or participation required under this Act, including the power to sell, dispose of, lease, or rent, upon terms and conditions determined by the Director to be appropriate, real or personal property that the Department may recover as a result of these actions.

Section 5-20. Pilot Program.

(a) The tax credit shall only apply to up to 20,000 participants for the duration of the incentive period. A maximum of 10,000 participants shall be newly released from prison. A maximum of 10,000 participants shall be released from prison between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019.

(b) The Department shall maintain a database of all participants for the duration of the incentive period.

(1) Eligible individuals shall register as participants with the Department by May 31, 2020.

(2) The Department shall verify individuals' eligibility to participate in the program by checking their employment and incarceration history.

(3) The Department shall mail a written letter containing a denial or confirmation of the individual's eligibility to participate in the program to the primary address of the individual.

(A) The denial letter shall state the reason why the individual is being denied.

(B) The confirmation letter shall state the identifying number assigned to the individual.

(c) The Department shall maintain a record of the participants and the corresponding applicant.

(1) Each applicant shall, on a quarterly basis starting from receipt of the certificate of eligibility for the tax credit, submit an annual report of employment of participants to remain in good standing to receive the tax credit.

(2) The reports shall be submitted in the form and manner required by the Department.

Section 5-25. Certificate of eligibility for tax credit.

(a) An applicant that hires a participant during the incentive period may apply for a certificate of eligibility for the credit with respect to that position on or after the date of hire of the participant. The date of hire shall be the first day on which the participant begins providing services under a union contract or for a basic wage and benefits package as compensation.

(b) An applicant may apply for a certificate of eligibility for the credit for more than one participant on or after the date of hire of each qualifying participant.

(c) After receipt of an application under this Section, the Department shall issue a certificate of eligibility to the applicant, stating:

(1) the date and time on which the application was received by the Department and an identifying number assigned to the applicant by the Department;

(2) the maximum amount of the credit the applicant could potentially receive under this Act with respect to the new employees listed on the application; and

(3) the maximum amount of the credit potentially allowable on certificates of eligibility issued for applications received prior to the application for which the certificate of eligibility is issued.

(d) After the initial certificate of eligibility, the applicant must submit a quarterly report of employment of all participants to the Department. The Department shall review the report and issue an annual certificate of eligibility by April 15 of each taxable year to the applicant.

Section 5-30. Tax credit.

(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Act, an applicant is entitled to a credit against payment of taxes withheld under Section 704A of the Illinois Income Tax Act for participants as described in Section 5-20.

(b) The credit shall be allowed as a credit to an applicant for each participant hired during the incentive period that results in a net increase in full-time Illinois employees, where the net increase in the employer's full-time Illinois employees is maintained for at least 24 months.

(c) The Department shall make credit awards under this Act to further job creation.

(d) The credit shall be claimed for the second calendar year ending on or after the date on which the certificate is issued by the Department and each year thereafter during the incentive period as long as the participant's employment with the applicant is maintained.

(e) The credit shall not be less than $10,000 and shall not exceed $15,000 each year per participant hired.

(f) The net increase in full-time Illinois employees, measured on an annual full-time equivalent basis, shall be the total number of full-time Illinois employees of the applicant on the final day of the incentive period, minus the number of full-time Illinois employees employed by the employer on the first day of that same incentive period. For purposes of the calculation, an employer that begins doing business in this State during the incentive period, as determined by the Director, shall be treated as having zero Illinois employees on the first day of the incentive period.

(g) The net increase in the number of full-time Illinois employees of the applicant under subsection (e) must be sustained continuously for at least 24 months, starting with the date of hire of a participant during the incentive period.

(h) The Department shall promulgate rules to enable an applicant for which a PEO has been contracted to issue W-2s and make payment of taxes withheld under Section 704A of the Illinois Income Tax Act for new employees to retain the benefit of tax credits to which the applicant is otherwise entitled under this Act.

Section 5-35. Determination of Amount of the Credit. In determining the amount of the credit that should be awarded, the Department shall take into consideration the following factors:

(1) the type of service provided;

(2) the skill-level, education and expertise required to provide the service;

(3) the benefits package offered by the applicant;

(4) the amount of training provided by the applicant; and

(5) opportunities for wage increases and promotions.

Section 5-40. Maximum amount of credits allowed. To the extent authorized by Section 5-30 of this Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2025, the Department shall limit the monetary amount of credits awarded under this Act to no more than $1,500,000,000. If applications for a greater amount are received, credits shall be allowed on a first-come-first-served basis, based on the date on which each properly completed application for a certificate of eligibility is received by the Department. If more than one certificate of eligibility is received on the same day, the credits will be awarded based on the time of submission for that particular day.

Section 5-45. Application for award of tax credit; tax credit certificate.

(a) On or after the conclusion of the 24-month period after a participant has been hired, an applicant shall file with the Department an application for award of a credit. The application shall include the following:

(1) the names, social security numbers, job descriptions, salary or wage rates, and dates of hire of the participants with respect to whom the credit is being requested, and whether each participant is registered in the pilot program described in Section 5-20;

(2) a certification that each participant listed has been retained on the job for 24 months from the date of hire;

(3) the number of participants hired by the applicant during the incentive period;

(4) the net increase in the number of full-time Illinois employees of the applicant, including the participants listed in the request, between the beginning of the incentive period and the dates on which the participants listed in the request were hired;

(5) an agreement that the Director is authorized to verify with the appropriate State agencies the information contained in the request before issuing a certificate to the applicant; and

(6) any other information the Department determines to be appropriate.

(b) Although an application may be filed at any time after the conclusion of the 24-month period, an application filed more than 90 days after the earliest date on which it could have been filed shall not be awarded any credit if, prior to the date it is filed, the Department has received applications under this Section for credits totaling more than $1,500,000,000.

(c) The Department shall issue a certificate to each applicant awarded a credit under this Act. The certificate shall include the following:

(1) the name and taxpayer identification number of the applicant;

(2) the date on which the certificate is issued;

(3) the credit amount that will be allowed; and

(4) any other information the Department determines to be appropriate.

Section 5-50. Submission of tax credit certificate to Department of Revenue. An applicant claiming a credit under this Act shall submit to the Department of Revenue a copy of each certificate issued under Section 5-45 of this Act with the first return for which the credit shown on the certificate is claimed. Failure to submit a copy of the certificate with the applicant's return shall not invalidate a claim for a credit.

Section 5-55. Noncompliance.

(a) If the Director determines that an applicant who has received a credit under this Act is not complying with the requirements of the provisions of this Act, the Director shall provide notice to the applicant of the alleged noncompliance, and allow the applicant a hearing under the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) If, after such notice and any hearing, the Director determines that noncompliance exists, the Director shall issue to the Department of Revenue notice to that effect stating the noncompliance date.

(c) The Director shall not find that noncompliance exists under the following circumstances:

(1) The participant terminated employment on their own volition.

(2) The applicant terminated the participant's employment after the probationary period for misconduct such as:

(A) Falsification of employment application;

(B) Failure to maintain the license needed for the job;

(C) Violating the attendance policy of the applicant;

(D) Damaging the applicant's property through conduct that is grossly negligent;

(E) Refusal to obey the applicant's reasonable and lawful instruction, unless refusal is due to the lack of ability, skills, or training for the individual required to perform the instruction;

(F) Knowingly consuming alcohol or illegal or non-prescribed prescription drugs or using an impairing substance in an off-label manner on the applicant's premises during work hours;

(G) Reporting to work under the influence of alcohol, illegal or non-prescribed prescription drugs in violation of the applicant's policies; and

(H) The participant's grossly negligent conduct endangering the safety of the participant or co-workers.

Section 5-60. Rules.

The Department may adopt rules necessary to implement this Act. The rules may provide for recipients of credits under this Act to be charged fees to cover administrative costs of the tax credit program.

Section 5-65. Savings from sentencing reform.

(a) On or before July 31, 2021, and on or before July 31 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall calculate the savings that accrued to the State during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, as compared to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, due to changes made by this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to the Unified Code of Corrections under Article 10 of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. The savings calculation shall be solely based on:

(1) the number of persons incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 whose sentences were affected by Article 10 of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly;

(2) the average length of stay in Department of Corrections facilities for these offenses prior to the changes made by Article 10 of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly;

(3) the marginal cost per inmate per year; and

(4) any reduction in fixed costs, overhead costs, or administrative costs due to the closing of a Department of Corrections facility, or portion of a Department of Corrections facility, as a result of Article 10 of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.

In making the calculations required by this subsection (a), the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall use actual data or best available estimates where actual data is not available. The calculations shall be final and shall not be adjusted for any subsequent changes in the underlying data. The State Comptroller shall certify the results of the calculation no later than August 15 of each fiscal year.

(b) On or before August 31, 2021, and before August 31 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Fund the total savings calculated under subsection (a).

(c) Funds in the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Fund shall be continuously appropriated for the purposes of this Act.

Section 5-900. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by changing Section 704A as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/704A)

Sec. 704A. Employer's return and payment of tax withheld.

(a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act on or after January 1, 2008 shall make those payments and returns as provided in this Section.

(b) Returns. Every employer shall, in the form and manner required by the Department, make returns with respect to taxes withheld or required to be withheld under this Article 7 for each quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2008, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of that quarter.

(c) Payments. With respect to amounts withheld or required to be withheld on or after January 1, 2008:

(1) Semi-weekly payments. For each calendar year, each employer who withheld or was required to withhold more than $12,000 during the one-year period ending on June 30 of the immediately preceding calendar year, payment must be made:

(A) on or before each Friday of the calendar year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday;

(B) on or before each Wednesday of the calendar year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.

Beginning with calendar year 2011, payments made under this paragraph (1) of subsection (c) must be made by electronic funds transfer.

(2) Semi-weekly payments. Any employer who withholds or is required to withhold more than $12,000 in any quarter of a calendar year is required to make payments on the dates set forth under item (1) of this subsection (c) for each remaining quarter of that calendar year and for the subsequent calendar year.

(3) Monthly payments. Each employer, other than an employer described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the Department, on or before the 15th day of each month the taxes withheld or required to be withheld during the immediately preceding month.

(4) Payments with returns. Each employer shall pay to the Department, on or before the due date for each return required to be filed under this Section, any tax withheld or required to be withheld during the period for which the return is due and not previously paid to the Department.

(d) Regulatory authority. The Department may, by rule:

(1) Permit employers, in lieu of the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), to file annual returns due on or before January 31 of the year for taxes withheld or required to be withheld during the previous calendar year and, if the aggregate amounts required to be withheld by the employer under this Article 7 (other than amounts required to be withheld under Section 709.5) do not exceed $1,000 for the previous calendar year, to pay the taxes required to be shown on each such return no later than the due date for such return.

(2) Provide that any payment required to be made under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is deemed to be timely to the extent paid by electronic funds transfer on or before the due date for deposit of federal income taxes withheld from, or federal employment taxes due with respect to, the wages from which the Illinois taxes were withheld.

(3) Designate one or more depositories to which payment of taxes required to be withheld under this Article 7 must be paid by some or all employers.

(4) Increase the threshold dollar amounts at which employers are required to make semi-weekly payments under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2).

(e) Annual return and payment. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section with respect to such employees by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The Department may allow the employer's return to be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return or to be submitted with a return due from the employer under Section 1400.2 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.

(f) Magnetic media and electronic filing. With respect to taxes withheld in calendar years prior to 2017, any W-2 Form that, under the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, is required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media or electronically must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media or electronically for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.

With respect to taxes withheld in 2017 and subsequent calendar years, the Department may, by rule, require that any return (including any amended return) under this Section and any W-2 Form that is required to be submitted to the Department must be submitted on magnetic media or electronically.

The due date for submitting W-2 Forms shall be as prescribed by the Department by rule.

(g) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31, 2009, a taxpayer who makes an election under subsection (f) of Section 5-15 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act for a taxable year shall be allowed a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year beginning after the end of that taxable year equal to the amount of the credit for the incremental income tax attributable to full-time employees of the taxpayer awarded to the taxpayer by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act for the taxable year and credits not previously claimed and allowed to be carried forward under Section 211(4) of this Act as provided in subsection (f) of Section 5-15 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. The credit or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit or credits exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the succeeding calendar years as allowed to be carried forward under paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act. The credit or credits shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one taxable year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. Each employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act and who retains income tax withholdings under subsection (f) of Section 5-15 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act must make a return with respect to such taxes and retained amounts in the form and manner that the Department, by rule, requires and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department those withheld taxes not retained by the taxpayer. For purposes of this subsection (g), the term taxpayer shall include taxpayer and members of the taxpayer's unitary business group as defined under paragraph (27) of subsection (a) of Section 1501 of this Act. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act. No credit awarded under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act for agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2015 may be credited against payments due under this Section.

(h) An employer may claim a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year ending after the date on which a tax credit certificate was issued under Section 35 of the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. The credit shall be equal to the amount shown on the certificate, but may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one calendar year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.

(i) Each employer with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees during the reporting period may claim a credit against the payments due under this Section for each qualified employee in an amount equal to the maximum credit allowable. The credit may be taken against payments due for reporting periods that begin on or after January 1, 2020, and end on or before December 31, 2027. An employer may not claim a credit for an employee who has worked fewer than 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the reporting period; however, such credits may accrue during that 90-day period and be claimed against payments under this Section for future reporting periods after the employee has worked for the employer at least 90 consecutive days. In no event may the credit exceed the employer's liability for the reporting period. Each employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act and who retains income tax withholdings under this subsection must make a return with respect to such taxes and retained amounts in the form and manner that the Department, by rule, requires and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department those withheld taxes not retained by the employer.

For each reporting period, the employer may not claim a credit or credits for more employees than the number of employees making less than the minimum or reduced wage for the current calendar year during the last reporting period of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an employer shall not be eligible for credits for a reporting period unless the average wage paid by the employer per employee for all employees making less than $55,000 during the reporting period is greater than the average wage paid by the employer per employee for all employees making less than $55,000 during the same reporting period of the prior calendar year.

For purposes of this subsection (i):

"Compensation paid in Illinois" has the meaning ascribed to that term under Section 304(a)(2)(B) of this Act.

"Employer" and "employee" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in the Minimum Wage Law, except that "employee" also includes employees who work for an employer with fewer than 4 employees. Employers that operate more than one establishment pursuant to a franchise agreement or that constitute members of a unitary business group shall aggregate their employees for purposes of determining eligibility for the credit.

"Full-time equivalent employees" means the ratio of the number of paid hours during the reporting period and the number of working hours in that period.

"Maximum credit" means the percentage listed below of the difference between the amount of compensation paid in Illinois to employees who are paid not more than the required minimum wage reduced by the amount of compensation paid in Illinois to employees who were paid less than the current required minimum wage during the reporting period prior to each increase in the required minimum wage on January 1. If an employer pays an employee more than the required minimum wage and that employee previously earned less than the required minimum wage, the employer may include the portion that does not exceed the required minimum wage as compensation paid in Illinois to employees who are paid not more than the required minimum wage.

(1) 25% for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020 and ending on or before December 31, 2020;

(2) 21% for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2021 and ending on or before December 31, 2021;

(3) 17% for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and ending on or before December 31, 2022;

(4) 13% for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023 and ending on or before December 31, 2023;

(5) 9% for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and ending on or before December 31, 2024;

(6) 5% for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025 and ending on or before December 31, 2025.

The amount computed under this subsection may continue to be claimed for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026 and:

(A) ending on or before December 31, 2026 for employers with more than 5 employees; or

(B) ending on or before December 31, 2027 for employers with no more than 5 employees.

"Qualified employee" means an employee who is paid not more than the required minimum wage and has an average wage paid per hour by the employer during the reporting period equal to or greater than his or her average wage paid per hour by the employer during each reporting period for the immediately preceding 12 months. A new qualified employee is deemed to have earned the required minimum wage in the preceding reporting period.

"Reporting period" means the quarter for which a return is required to be filed under subsection (b) of this Section.

Each employer who qualifies for a credit under the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Tax Credit Pilot Program Act may claim a credit against the payments due under this Section as provided in that Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-303, eff. 8-24-17; 100-511, eff. 9-18-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-1, eff. 2-19-19.)

Section 5-905. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.930 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.930 new)

Sec. 5.930. The Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Fund.

ARTICLE 10. SENTENCING REFORM

Section 10-50. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by changing Sections 5-4.5-25, 5-4.5-30, 5-4.5-35, 5-4.5-40, 5-4.5-45, 5-4.5-50, 5-4.5-85, and 5-4.5-95 and by adding Section 5-4.5-120 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25)

Sec. 5-4.5-25. CLASS X FELONIES; SENTENCE. For a Class X felony:

(a) TERM. The sentence of imprisonment shall be a determinate sentence, subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, of not less than 4 years and not more than 15 years 6 years and not more than 30 years. The sentence of imprisonment for an extended term Class X felony, as provided in Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2), subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, shall be not less than 30 years and not more than 60 years.

(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment shall not be imposed.

(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program is not an authorized disposition.

(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of probation or conditional discharge may shall not be imposed.

(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).

(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6) concerning restitution.

(g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).

(h) DRUG COURT. See Section 20 of the Drug Court Treatment Act (730 ILCS 166/20) concerning eligibility for a drug court program.

(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning no credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.

(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) for rules and regulations for sentence credit.

(k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-3) concerning eligibility for electronic monitoring and home detention.

(l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided in Section 3-3-8 or 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 or 5/5-8-1), the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be 3 years upon release from imprisonment.

(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17; 100-1182, eff. 6-1-19; 101-288, eff. 1-1-20.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-30)

Sec. 5-4.5-30. CLASS 1 FELONIES; SENTENCE. For a Class 1 felony:

(a) TERM. The sentence of imprisonment, other than for second degree murder, shall be a determinate sentence of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years 4 years and not more than 15 years, subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code. The sentence of imprisonment for second degree murder shall be a determinate sentence of not less than 3 years and not more than 15 years 4 years and not more than 20 years, subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code. The sentence of imprisonment for an extended term Class 1 felony, as provided in Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2), subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, shall be a term not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years.

(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A sentence of periodic imprisonment shall be for a definite term of from 3 to 4 years, except as otherwise provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-7-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-7-1).

(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. See Sections 5-8-1.1 and 5-8-1.2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.1 and 5/5-8-1.2) concerning eligibility for the impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program.

(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. Except as provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-6-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-6-2), the period of probation or conditional discharge shall not exceed 4 years. The court shall specify the conditions of probation or conditional discharge as set forth in Section 5-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3). In no case shall an offender be eligible for a disposition of probation or conditional discharge for a Class 1 felony committed while he or she was serving a term of probation or conditional discharge for a felony.

(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).

(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6) concerning restitution.

(g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).

(h) DRUG COURT. See Section 20 of the Drug Court Treatment Act (730 ILCS 166/20) concerning eligibility for a drug court program.

(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.

(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 of this Code (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) or the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/) for rules and regulations for sentence credit.

(k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-3) concerning eligibility for electronic monitoring and home detention.

(l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided in Section 3-3-8 or 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 or 5/5-8-1), the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be 2 years upon release from imprisonment.

(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17; 100-1182, eff. 6-1-19; 101-288, eff. 1-1-20.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-35)

Sec. 5-4.5-35. CLASS 2 FELONIES; SENTENCE. For a Class 2 felony:

(a) TERM. The sentence of imprisonment shall be a determinate sentence of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years 3 years and not more than 7 years. The sentence of imprisonment for an extended term Class 2 felony, as provided in Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2), shall be a term not less than 7 years and not more than 14 years.

(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A sentence of periodic imprisonment shall be for a definite term of from 18 to 30 months, except as otherwise provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-7-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-7-1).

(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. See Sections 5-8-1.1 and 5-8-1.2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.1 and 5/5-8-1.2) concerning eligibility for the impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program.

(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. Except as provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-6-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-6-2), the period of probation or conditional discharge shall not exceed 4 years. The court shall specify the conditions of probation or conditional discharge as set forth in Section 5-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3).

(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).

(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6) concerning restitution.

(g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).

(h) DRUG COURT. See Section 20 of the Drug Court Treatment Act (730 ILCS 166/20) concerning eligibility for a drug court program.

(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.

(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 of this Code (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) or the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/) for rules and regulations for sentence credit.

(k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-3) concerning eligibility for electronic monitoring and home detention.

(l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided in Section 3-3-8 or 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 or 5/5-8-1), the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be 2 years upon release from imprisonment.

(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-40)

Sec. 5-4.5-40. CLASS 3 FELONIES; SENTENCE. For a Class 3 felony:

(a) TERM. The sentence of imprisonment shall be a determinate sentence of not less than 1 years and not more than 4 years 2 years and not more than 5 years. The sentence of imprisonment for an extended term Class 3 felony, as provided in Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2), shall be a term not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years.

(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A sentence of periodic imprisonment shall be for a definite term of up to 18 months, except as otherwise provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-7-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-7-1).

(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. See Sections 5-8-1.1 and 5-8-1.2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.1 and 5/5-8-1.2) concerning eligibility for the impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program.

(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. Except as provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-6-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-6-2), the period of probation or conditional discharge shall not exceed 30 months. The court shall specify the conditions of probation or conditional discharge as set forth in Section 5-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3).

(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).

(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6) concerning restitution.

(g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).

(h) DRUG COURT. See Section 20 of the Drug Court Treatment Act (730 ILCS 166/20) concerning eligibility for a drug court program.

(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.

(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 of this Code (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) or the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/) for rules and regulations for sentence credit.

(k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-3) concerning eligibility for electronic monitoring and home detention.

(l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided in Section 3-3-8 or 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 or 5/5-8-1), the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be one year upon release from imprisonment.

(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-45)

Sec. 5-4.5-45. CLASS 4 FELONIES; SENTENCE. For a Class 4 felony:

(a) TERM. The sentence of imprisonment shall be a determinate sentence of not less than one year and not more than 3 years. The sentence of imprisonment for an extended term Class 4 felony, as provided in Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2), shall be a term not less than 3 years and not more than 6 years.

(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A sentence of periodic imprisonment shall be for a definite term of up to 18 months, except as otherwise provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-7-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-7-1).

(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. See Sections 5-8-1.1 and 5-8-1.2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.1 and 5/5-8-1.2) concerning eligibility for the impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program.

(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. Except as provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-6-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-6-2), the period of probation or conditional discharge shall not exceed 30 months. The court shall specify the conditions of probation or conditional discharge as set forth in Section 5-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3).

(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).

(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6) concerning restitution.

(g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).

(h) DRUG COURT. See Section 20 of the Drug Court Treatment Act (730 ILCS 166/20) concerning eligibility for a drug court program.

(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.

(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 of this Code (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) or the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/) for rules and regulations for sentence credit.

(k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-3) concerning eligibility for electronic monitoring and home detention.

(l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided in Section 3-3-8 or 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 or 5/5-8-1), the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be one year upon release from imprisonment.

(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50)

Sec. 5-4.5-50. SENTENCE PROVISIONS; ALL FELONIES. Except as otherwise provided, for all felonies:

(a) NO SUPERVISION. The court, upon a plea of guilty or a stipulation by the defendant of the facts supporting the charge or a finding of guilt, may not defer further proceedings and the imposition of a sentence and may not enter an order for supervision of the defendant.

(b) FELONY FINES. Unless otherwise specified by law, the minimum fine is $75. An offender may be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed, for each offense, $25,000 or the amount specified in the offense, whichever is greater, or if the offender is a corporation, $50,000 or the amount specified in the offense, whichever is greater. A fine may be imposed in addition to a sentence of conditional discharge, probation, periodic imprisonment, or imprisonment. See Article 9 of Chapter V (730 ILCS 5/Ch. V, Art. 9) for imposition of additional amounts and determination of amounts and payment. If the court finds that the fine would impose an undue burden on the victim, the court may reduce or waive the fine. The court shall consider the offender's financial circumstances and ability to pay before and after imprisonment before assessing any fine.

(c) REASONS FOR SENTENCE STATED. The sentencing judge in each felony conviction shall set forth his or her reasons for imposing the particular sentence entered in the case, as provided in Section 5-4-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-4-1). Those reasons may include any mitigating or aggravating factors specified in this Code, or the lack of any such factors, as well as any other mitigating or aggravating factors that the judge sets forth on the record that are consistent with the purposes and principles of sentencing set out in this Code.

(d) MOTION TO REDUCE SENTENCE. A motion to reduce a sentence may be made, or the court may reduce a sentence without motion, within 30 days after the sentence is imposed. A defendant's challenge to the correctness of a sentence or to any aspect of the sentencing hearing shall be made by a written motion filed with the circuit court clerk within 30 days following the imposition of sentence. A motion not filed within that 30-day period is not timely. The court may not increase a sentence once it is imposed. A notice of motion must be filed with the motion. The notice of motion shall set the motion on the court's calendar on a date certain within a reasonable time after the date of filing.

If a motion filed pursuant to this subsection is timely filed, the proponent of the motion shall exercise due diligence in seeking a determination on the motion and the court shall thereafter decide the motion within a reasonable time.

If a motion filed pursuant to this subsection is timely filed, then for purposes of perfecting an appeal, a final judgment is not considered to have been entered until the motion to reduce the sentence has been decided by order entered by the trial court.

(e) CONCURRENT SENTENCE; PREVIOUS UNEXPIRED FEDERAL OR OTHER-STATE SENTENCE. A defendant who has a previous and unexpired sentence of imprisonment imposed by another state or by any district court of the United States and who, after sentence for a crime in Illinois, must return to serve the unexpired prior sentence may have his or her sentence by the Illinois court ordered to be concurrent with the prior other-state or federal sentence. The court may order that any time served on the unexpired portion of the other-state or federal sentence, prior to his or her return to Illinois, shall be credited on his or her Illinois sentence. The appropriate official of the other state or the United States shall be furnished with a copy of the order imposing sentence, which shall provide that, when the offender is released from other-state or federal confinement, whether by parole or by termination of sentence, the offender shall be transferred by the Sheriff of the committing Illinois county to the Illinois Department of Corrections. The court shall cause the Department of Corrections to be notified of the sentence at the time of commitment and to be provided with copies of all records regarding the sentence.

(f) REDUCTION; PREVIOUS UNEXPIRED ILLINOIS SENTENCE. A defendant who has a previous and unexpired sentence of imprisonment imposed by an Illinois circuit court for a crime in this State and who is subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment by another state or by any district court of the United States and who has served a term of imprisonment imposed by the other state or district court of the United States, and must return to serve the unexpired prior sentence imposed by the Illinois circuit court, may apply to the Illinois circuit court that imposed sentence to have his or her sentence reduced.

The circuit court may order that any time served on the sentence imposed by the other state or district court of the United States be credited on his or her Illinois sentence. The application for reduction of a sentence under this subsection shall be made within 30 days after the defendant has completed the sentence imposed by the other state or district court of the United States.

(g) NO REQUIRED BIRTH CONTROL. A court may not impose a sentence or disposition that requires the defendant to be implanted or injected with or to use any form of birth control.

(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19; 100-1161, eff. 7-1-19.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-85)

Sec. 5-4.5-85. UNCLASSIFIED OFFENSES; SENTENCE.

(a) FELONY. The particular classification of each felony is specified in the law defining the felony. Any unclassified offense that is declared by law to be a felony or that provides a sentence to a term of imprisonment for one year or more is a Class 4 felony.

(b) MISDEMEANOR. The particular classification of each misdemeanor is specified in the law or ordinance defining the misdemeanor.

(1) Any offense not so classified that provides a sentence to a term of imprisonment of less than one year but in excess of 6 months is a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) Any offense not so classified that provides a sentence to a term of imprisonment of 6 months or less but in excess of 30 days is a Class B misdemeanor.

(3) Any offense not so classified that provides a sentence to a term of imprisonment of 30 days or less is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) PETTY OR BUSINESS OFFENSE. Any unclassified offense that does not provide for a sentence of imprisonment is a petty offense or a business offense.

(Source: P.A. 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-95)

Sec. 5-4.5-95. GENERAL RECIDIVISM PROVISIONS.

(a) HABITUAL CRIMINALS.

(1) Every person who has been twice convicted in any state or federal court of an offense that contains the same elements as an offense now (the date of the offense committed after the 2 prior convictions) classified in Illinois as a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, or first degree murder, and who is thereafter convicted of a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault, or first degree murder, committed after the 2 prior convictions, shall be adjudged an habitual criminal.

(2) The 2 prior convictions need not have been for the same offense.

(3) Any convictions that result from or are connected with the same transaction, or result from offenses committed at the same time, shall be counted for the purposes of this Section as one conviction.

(4) This Section does not apply unless each of the following requirements are satisfied:

(A) The third offense was committed after July 3, 1980.

(B) The third offense was committed within 20 years of the date that judgment was entered on the first conviction; provided, however, that time spent in custody shall not be counted.

(C) The third offense was committed after conviction on the second offense.

(D) The second offense was committed after conviction on the first offense.

(5) Anyone who, having attained the age of 18 at the time of the third offense, is adjudged an habitual criminal shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.

(6) A prior conviction shall not be alleged in the indictment, and no evidence or other disclosure of that conviction shall be presented to the court or the jury during the trial of an offense set forth in this Section unless otherwise permitted by the issues properly raised in that trial. After a plea or verdict or finding of guilty and before sentence is imposed, the prosecutor may file with the court a verified written statement signed by the State's Attorney concerning any former conviction of an offense set forth in this Section rendered against the defendant. The court shall then cause the defendant to be brought before it; shall inform the defendant of the allegations of the statement so filed, and of his or her right to a hearing before the court on the issue of that former conviction and of his or her right to counsel at that hearing; and unless the defendant admits such conviction, shall hear and determine the issue, and shall make a written finding thereon. If a sentence has previously been imposed, the court may vacate that sentence and impose a new sentence in accordance with this Section.

(7) A duly authenticated copy of the record of any alleged former conviction of an offense set forth in this Section shall be prima facie evidence of that former conviction; and a duly authenticated copy of the record of the defendant's final release or discharge from probation granted, or from sentence and parole supervision (if any) imposed pursuant to that former conviction, shall be prima facie evidence of that release or discharge.

(8) Any claim that a previous conviction offered by the prosecution is not a former conviction of an offense set forth in this Section because of the existence of any exceptions described in this Section, is waived unless duly raised at the hearing on that conviction, or unless the prosecution's proof shows the existence of the exceptions described in this Section.

(9) If the person so convicted shows to the satisfaction of the court before whom that conviction was had that he or she was released from imprisonment, upon either of the sentences upon a pardon granted for the reason that he or she was innocent, that conviction and sentence shall not be considered under this Section.

(b) (Blank). When a defendant, over the age of 21 years, is convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2 felony, except for an offense listed in subsection (c) of this Section, after having twice been convicted in any state or federal court of an offense that contains the same elements as an offense now (the date the Class 1 or Class 2 felony was committed) classified in Illinois as a Class 2 or greater Class felony, except for an offense listed in subsection (c) of this Section, and those charges are separately brought and tried and arise out of different series of acts, that defendant shall be sentenced as a Class X offender. This subsection does not apply unless:

(1) the first felony was committed after February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 80-1099);

(2) the second felony was committed after conviction on the first; and

(3) the third felony was committed after conviction on the second.

(c) (Blank). Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to Class 1 or Class 2 felony convictions for a violation of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

A person sentenced as a Class X offender under this subsection (b) is not eligible to apply for treatment as a condition of probation as provided by Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act (20 ILCS 301/40-10).

(Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16; 100-3, eff. 1-1-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)

(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-120 new)

Sec. 5-4.5-120. RESENTENCING. The changes made to this Article apply offenses committed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. A person currently serving a sentence for a conviction, whether by trial or plea, of a felony or felonies who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor or lesser felony classification under this Act had the Act been in effect at the time of the offense may petition the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in his or her case to request resentencing in accordance with this Act. A person who is resentenced shall be given credit for time served. Under no circumstances may resentencing under this Section result in the imposition of a term longer than the original sentence.

ARTICLE 99. EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.