Illinois · House Bill 2045 · 103rd General Assembly

CD CORR-PAROLE-25 YRS

HB 2045 Sponsored by Justin Slaughter Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 2, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a term of natural life imprisonment is eligible for parole and mandatory supervised release under specified provisions. Deletes a provision that no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 55 years and served at…

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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a term of natural life imprisonment is eligible for parole and mandatory supervised release under specified provisions. Deletes a provision that no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 55 years and served at least 25 consecutive years of incarceration shall be eligible to submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board seeking parole. Provides that the Board shall hold a hearing on each petition, and, in determining whether an eligible person should be granted parole, the Prisoner Review Board shall consider certain statutory factors as shown by the petition or as shown at the hearing. Provides that victims' families shall be notified in a timely manner and be provided opportunity to participate at the parole hearing concerning the petitioner's application for parole under these provisions in accordance with the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the Open Parole Hearings Act, and these provisions. Provides that Prisoner Review Board hearings under these provisions shall be conducted by a panel of at least 8 members of the Board and a majority vote of the panel is required to grant the petition and release the petitioner on parole. Provides that the Board shall render its decision within a reasonable time after the hearing and shall state the basis therefor both in the records of the Board and in written notice to the person on whose petition it has acted. Provides that, in its decision, the Board shall set the person's time for parole, or, if it denies parole, it shall provide for a rehearing no later than 3 years after denial of parole. Provides that these provisions apply retroactively to all persons serving any sentence that was or is imposed before, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and the period of incarceration for eligibility of each such person to submit a petition for parole is based on all previous consecutive years of incarceration served by that person before, on, and after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

26 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  8. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  10. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000 · House Judiciary - Criminal
  11. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  12. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
  13. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  14. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
  15. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  16. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  17. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  18. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  1. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  2. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000 · House Judiciary - Criminal
  3. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000 · House Judiciary - Criminal
  4. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 7, 2023 House Judiciary - Criminal Judiciary - Criminal - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 9

No · 6

 Passed 9–6
Mar 23, 2023 House Judiciary - Criminal House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Judiciary - Criminal - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 9

No · 6

 Passed 9–6
Mar 23, 2023 House Judiciary - Criminal House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Judiciary - Criminal - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 9

No · 6

 Passed 9–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

All 6 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.