Date	Chamber	Action
3/27/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-3-3

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3

730 ILCS 5/3-3-5

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5

730 ILCS 5/3-3-16 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a term of natural life imprisonment is eligible for parole and mandatory supervised release under specified provisions. Deletes a provision that no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 55 years and served at least 25 consecutive years of incarceration shall be eligible to submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board seeking parole. Provides that the Board shall hold a hearing on each petition, and, in determining whether an eligible person should be granted parole, the Prisoner Review Board shall consider certain statutory factors as shown by the petition or as shown at the hearing. Provides that victims' families shall be notified in a timely manner and be provided opportunity to participate at the parole hearing concerning the petitioner's application for parole under these provisions in accordance with the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the Open Parole Hearings Act, and these provisions. Provides that Prisoner Review Board hearings under these provisions shall be conducted by a panel of at least 8 members of the Board and a majority vote of the panel is required to grant the petition and release the petitioner on parole. Provides that the Board shall render its decision within a reasonable time after the hearing and shall state the basis therefor both in the records of the Board and in written notice to the person on whose petition it has acted. Provides that, in its decision, the Board shall set the person's time for parole, or, if it denies parole, it shall provide for a rehearing no later than 3 years after denial of parole. Provides that these provisions apply retroactively to all persons serving any sentence that was or is imposed before, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and the period of incarceration for eligibility of each such person to submit a petition for parole is based on all previous consecutive years of incarceration served by that person before, on, and after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/2/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
2/7/2023	House	First Reading
2/7/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/8/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
2/10/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2/27/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2/28/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2/28/2023	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/7/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
3/7/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
3/8/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/22/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
3/27/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
10/30/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

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