File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 366
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Forehand, Gladden, Raskin, Brochin, and Frosh
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered
Evidence
Authorizing a convicted person to file a petition for writ of actual
innocence in a specified court if the person claims that there is
newly discovered evidence that meets specified requirements;
establishing requirements for a petition; requiring the court to hold
a hearing on the petition under specified circumstances, with a
specified exception; authorizing the court to take specified actions
in ruling on the petition; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/5
- Senate Concur - House Amendment
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/30
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/19
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 744
Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator James Brochin, District 42
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Circuit Courts
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Evidence
- Hearings
- Local Government Mandates
- Petitions
- Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Trials
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
8-301
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 328672/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
1:47 p.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 872515/01 Offered on: April 7, 2009 at:
10:35 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (138-0)