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SB 945 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-TECHNICAL
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning chain of custody.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill SB 945 includes new lines of text while removing others. This update likely clarifies or alters specific provisions of the bill, which is important because it ensures the legislation is more precise and potentially addresses concerns raised during earlier discussions. These changes can influence how the law will be implemented and understood by both officials and the public.
093_SB0945SB945 Engrossed LRB093 02911 RLC 02927 b AN ACT concerning criminal procedure.
Retention shall be until the completion of the sentence, including the period of mandatory supervised release for the offense, or January 1, 2006, whichever is later, for any conviction for an offense SB945 Engrossed -2- LRB093 02911 RLC 02927 b or an attempt of an offense defined in Article 9 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or in Section 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or for 7 years following any conviction for any other felony for which the defendant's genetic profile may be taken by a law enforcement agency and submitted for comparison in a forensic DNA database for unsolved offenses.
(d-5) Any order allowing the disposition of evidence pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) shall be a final and SB945 Engrossed -3- LRB093 02911 RLC 02927 b appealable order.
Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
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Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 31, 2003
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Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 110-006-000
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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Re-assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002
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Verified
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
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Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton · Cosponsor
- Dan Brady · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Soto · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (3)
- John J. Cullerton
- Dan Brady
- Cynthia Soto
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 101 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 112 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 3% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Not Voting |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Nay |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Nay |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Nay |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 98 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 5% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Not Voting |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Nay |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Nay |
| Turner | — | Nay |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Nay |
| Eddy | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Nay |
| Froehlich | — | Nay |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 27% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Nay |
| Bomke | — | Not Voting |
| Burzynski | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Nay |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Nay |
| Jones, J. | — | Nay |
| Luechtefeld | — | Nay |
| Jones, W. | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Not Voting |
| Winkel | — | Not Voting |
| Wojcik | — | Not Voting |
| Cronin | — | Nay |
| Dillard | — | Nay |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Philip | — | Nay |
| Radogno | — | Nay |
| Rauschenberger | — | Nay |
| Righter | — | Nay |
| Risinger | — | Not Voting |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Nay |
| Rutherford | — | Nay |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 945 do?
- Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning chain of custody.
- Who sponsors SB 945?
- SB 945 is sponsored by John J. Cullerton, Dan Brady, and Cynthia Soto.
- What is the current status of SB 945?
- This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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