File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 678/01 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Schrader
- Entitled:
-
Christopher's Law III - Child Sexual Offenders - Plea Bargaining and
Diminution Credits
Providing that a person committed to the custody of the Division of
Correction is not entitled to diminution credits on the inmate's term
of confinement if the inmate is committed as a result of a conviction
for a violation of specified sexual offenses and the victim was under
16 years old; prohibiting a State's Attorney from entering into a plea
bargain agreement if the defendant is charged with specified crimes,
the alleged victim was under 16 years old, and the plea bargain
agreement would have a specified result; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/18
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- 2/19
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/21 (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
- 3/21
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
House Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
- Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- PLEAS
- PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Correctional Services
- (
3-702 ,
11-502
)
- Criminal Procedure
- (
4-103.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (43-1)