Bill Status of HB 269   99th General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIM PRO-DISCOVERY-CHILD PORN

House Sponsors
Rep. Natalie A. Manley, Silvana Tabares, Daniel V. Beiser, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Patrick J. Verschoore and John Bradley-Martin J. Moylan-Frances Ann Hurley

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 5/114-13from Ch. 38, par. 114-13

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding Illinois Supreme Court Rules, in a criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the State or the court. Provides that a court shall deny, in any criminal proceeding, any request by the defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material that constitutes child pornography, so long as the prosecution makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant. Provides that property or material shall be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the prosecution provides ample opportunity for inspection, viewing, and examination at a government facility of the property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney, and any individual the defendant may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/23/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  1/23/2015HouseFirst Reading
  1/23/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/3/2015HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/19/2015HouseTo Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Subcommittee
  3/3/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
  3/4/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  3/11/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  3/18/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  2/23/2016HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/23/2016HouseTo Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Subcommittee
  2/26/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
  4/8/2016HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/12/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  4/12/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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