Antonio Muñoz
- Democratic
Primary
Amends State Appellate Defender Act. Deletes the discretionary duty of the State Appellate Defender to provide assistance to trial counsel in capital cases. Adds the discretionary duty to provide training, assistance of expert witnesses, and investigators to public defenders from funds appropriated for those purposes. Prohibits the State Appellate Defender from being appointed as trial counsel. Deletes authority of investigators for the Capital Trial Assistance Unit and Capital Post Conviction Unit to access the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) for witness background checks. Deletes the authority for the State Appellate Defender to request appropriations from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for capital case expenses in assisting trial counsel, representing petitioners in post-conviction proceedings, and in defending cases in counties other than Cook County. Effective immediately.
Session Sine Die
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dena M. Carli
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dena M. Carli
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2013
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dena M. Carli
Assigned to Executive Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
Arrived in House
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2012
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2012
Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
Assigned to Criminal Law
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Introduced | HTML |
| Engrossed | HTML |
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| House Amendment 001 |
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