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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-3-2

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2

730 ILCS 5/3-3-4

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4

730 ILCS 5/3-3-5

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5

730 ILCS 5/3-3-8

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8

730 ILCS 5/5-8-1

from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires the Prisoner Review Board to parole a person eligible for parole and set the time for parole, if the Board finds the person to be an acceptable risk through use of specified Parole Release Risk Assessment Instruments. Provides that if parole is denied, a parole hearing shall be rescheduled no later than one year from the date of denial of the parole. Provides for the release of terminally ill prisoners who are eligible for parole. Limits the parole period of parolees who were sentenced under the law in effect before January 1, 1973 to the period of parole for persons sentenced under the law in effect after that date. Effective July 1, 2003.

Fiscal Note (Department of Corrections)

House Bill 1126 contains numerous provisions related to changes in the operation of the Prisoner Review Board. This legislation would have minimal impact on the prison population. There may be some cost savings but the exact amount of savings cannot be determined. Population and fiscal impacts for this legislation are limited because eligibility is restricted to the approximately 382 inmates serving an indeterminate sentence. In addition, there are limited data available to estimate the number of prison releases who would be affected by the provisions outlined in this legislation.

	Fiscal Note (Prisoner Review Board)
	Fiscal Impact is unknown.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that the Prisoner Review Board may not deny a prisoner's request for parole solely on the basis of the seriousness of the offense. Provides that rehabilitation shall be the primary basis on whether to grant or deny parole. Provides that the maximum parole and mandatory supervised release term shall be 3 years.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2003	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lovana Jones
2/4/2003	House	First Reading
2/4/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/5/2003	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2/18/2003	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2/21/2003	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/6/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/6/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
3/6/2003	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-005-002
3/6/2003	House	Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/13/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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