Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee

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. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/17/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
1/31/2023	House	First Reading
1/31/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/10/2023	House	Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Mary E. Flowers

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