Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0472

Deletes all. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides for the decertification of police officers who were the subject of an administrative determination of knowingly committing perjury in a criminal or quasicriminal proceeding. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to procedures in capital first degree murder cases. Provides that the jury or court shall weigh the factors in aggravation and mitigation in determining whether death is the appropriate sentence. Limits the imposition of the death penalty for felony murder to those murders committed during certain specified inherently violent crimes. Provides that the defendant's history of extreme emotional or physical abuse or the defendant's reduced mental capacity is a mitigating factor in determining whether a death sentence is appropriate. Provides that if the jury decides that the death penalty is an appropriate sentence and the court disagrees with the sentence, the court shall specify those objections in writing and they shall become part of the record and be available to the defendant on appeal of his or her death sentence. Provides that the Illinois Supreme Court may overturn a death sentence on appeal and order the defendant sentenced to a term of imprisonment if the court finds that the death sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular case. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Establishes pre-trial procedures for raising the issue of the defendant's mental retardation that would preclude the imposition of the death penalty. Provides for post-conviction DNA testing that was not available at the time of defendant's trial even if the tests do not completely exonerate the defendant. Provides that in a capital case, the defendant may move to have the DNA databases of law enforcement agencies searched for comparative DNA analysis. Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Eliminates the July 1, 2004 repeal of the Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to the State Police DNA database. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.

Deletes all. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended. Makes these changes. In the amendatory changes to the Illinois Police Training Act, provides for decertification of a police officer who in a homicide case has willfully made false statements, under oath, as to a material fact. Establishes hearing procedures on decertification. In the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, establishes a pilot program on sequential lineup procedures. Changes procedures for raising the issue of the defendant's mental retardation. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Provides that an investigative, law enforcement, or other agency investigating a non-homicide felony shall provide to the authority prosecuting the offense all reports and memoranda (rather than reports, memoranda, and field notes) generated by or in the possession of the investigating agency concerning the offense.

Deletes all. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended. Also Creates the Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee Act. Provides that the Committee shall study the impact of the various reforms to the capital punishment system and annually report to the General Assembly on the effects of these reforms. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the Custodial Interview Pilot Program. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall establish the program at 4 police stations in this State, one in Cook County and the other 3 in police stations geographically distributed throughout the State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board Costs and Attorney Fees Fund. Effective immediately.

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