File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 366  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Kelley, Forehand, Gladden, Raskin, Brochin, and Frosh
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
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)