Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/9-1

from Ch. 38, par. 9-1

730 ILCS 5/5-2-7 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in a first degree murder case, if the issue is raised by the defendant, the jury (or court if the defendant is tried by the court) shall determine whether the defendant is mentally retarded. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person is unfit to be executed if the person is mentally retarded. Establishes procedures for raising the question of the defendant's mental retardation at the defendant's sentencing hearing or after the pronouncement of the death sentence. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2003	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
1/8/2003	House	First Reading
1/8/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/23/2003	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2/5/2003	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2/5/2003	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/5/2003	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
2/5/2003	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
2/6/2003	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
2/6/2003	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
3/5/2003	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
3/13/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Back To Top