Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Died

HB 1290 — CRIM PRO-INTEGRATED BALLIS ID

Last action — Session Sine Die

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. Died in session

This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Provides that a defendant may make a motion before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in his or her case for the performance of Integrated Ballistic Identification System testing on evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in his or her conviction, but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 44 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 1290 now allows defendants to request additional testing on evidence that was not tested during their trial, either because the necessary technology wasn’t available at that time or because the evidence can now be tested with improved scientific methods. This change is significant because it opens the door for potentially new evidence to be considered, which could impact the fairness of convictions and help ensure justice is served. Additionally, the amendment requires defendants to demonstrate that the identity of the accused was an issue during the trial and that the evidence has been properly maintained. This ensures that only reliable evidence is re-examined, protecting the integrity of the legal process.

→
Previous
Latest
*LRB09510445RLC30660b* HB1290 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2008 HB1290 Introduced 2/20/2007, by Rep.
HB1290 Engrossed LRB095 10445 RLC 30660 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Arthur L.
Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/116-3 Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
Provides that a defendant may make a motion before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in his or her case for the performance of Integrated Ballistic Identification System testing on evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in his or her conviction, but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial.
LRB095 10445 RLC 30660 b A BILL FOR HB1290 LRB095 10445 RLC 30660 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
(a) A defendant may make a motion before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in his or her case for the performance of fingerprint, Integrated Ballistic Identification System, or forensic DNA testing, including comparison analysis of genetic marker groupings of the evidence collected by criminal justice agencies pursuant to the alleged offense, to those of the defendant, to those of other forensic evidence, and to those maintained under subsection (f) of Section 5-4-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections, on evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in his or her conviction, but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial.
(a) A defendant may make a motion before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in his or her case for the performance of fingerprint, Integrated Ballistic Identification System, or forensic DNA testing, including comparison analysis of genetic marker groupings of the evidence collected by criminal justice agencies pursuant to the alleged offense, to those of the defendant, to those of other forensic evidence, and to those maintained under subsection (f) of Section 5-4-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections, on evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in his or her conviction, and:
(1) but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial;
or.
Reasonable notice HB1290 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 10445 RLC 30660 b of the motion shall be served upon the State.
(2) although previously subjected to testing, can be subjected to additional testing utilizing a method that was not scientifically available at the time of trial that provides a reasonable likelihood of more probative results.
HB1290 - 2 - LRB095 10445 RLC 30660 b (b) The defendant must present a prima facie case that:
(b) The defendant must present a prima facie case that:
HB1290 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 10445 RLC 30660 b (d) If evidence previously tested pursuant to this Section reveals an unknown fingerprint from the crime scene that does not match the defendant or the victim, the order of the Court shall direct the prosecuting authority to request the Illinois State Police Bureau of Forensic Science to submit the unknown fingerprint evidence into the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AIFIS) for identification.
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee

  3. Referred to Rules

  4. First Reading

  5. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton

  6. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2007

  7. Arrive in Senate

  8. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  10. Second Reading - Short Debate

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon

  12. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia

  18. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon

  19. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  23. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  24. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  25. Referred to Rules Committee

  26. First Reading

  27. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner

Sponsors

  • Arthur L. Turner · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Arthur L. Turner

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 182 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 99006
Democrat 9000
Republican 4000
Total 112006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Harris — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunn — Not Voting
Froehlich — Not Voting
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Winters — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Not Voting
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins 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
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

Subjects

public-safety technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1290 do?
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant may make a motion before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in his or her case for the performance of Integrated Ballistic Identification System testing on evidence that was secured in relation to the trial which resulted in his or her conviction, but which was not subject to the testing which is now requested because the technology for the testing was not available at the time of trial.
Who sponsors HB 1290?
HB 1290 is sponsored by Arthur L. Turner.
What is the current status of HB 1290?
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
Where can I track HB 1290?
Track HB 1290 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 1290

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 1290

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →