Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5356
Legislation Overview
Title: PRETRIAL REL-DENIAL; FIREARMS
Description: Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2023, the clerk of the circuit court must report to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and every 30 days thereafter a list of offenders in the clerk's circuit who were charged with a violation of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 and whether they were detained or released on pretrial release. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall publish the information on a public database providing the offense type, date of the offense, and whether there was an order for detention or pretrial release. Provides that the offenders' names shall not be listed on the public database. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall determine the manner in which the information is reported to the Office from the clerks. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in addition to other factors in which the court may deny a defendant pretrial release, the court may deny a defendant pretrial release if: (1) the defendant is charged with an offense that involves the discharge of a firearm; or (2) the defendant is charged with any felony offense listed in the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 and has a prior conviction for a weapons offense. Effective immediately.
Session: 102nd General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: January 31, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Mark Batinick (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 31, 2022 | First Reading |
| House | Jan 31, 2022 | Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Jan 28, 2022 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 28, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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Link: link to state bill page
