Illinois · House Bill 2356 · 103rd General Assembly

CRIM PRO-VEHICLE IMPOUND

HB 2356 Sponsored by Paul Jacobs Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 14, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 14, 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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a State's Attorney may petition the court to impound a vehicle that has been used in the commission of the following offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012: (1) first degree murder; (2) aggravated discharge of a firearm; (3) aggravated battery involving the use of a firearm; (4) reckless discharge of a firearm; or (5) any other offense involving a…

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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a State's Attorney may petition the court to impound a vehicle that has been used in the commission of the following offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012: (1) first degree murder; (2) aggravated discharge of a firearm; (3) aggravated battery involving the use of a firearm; (4) reckless discharge of a firearm; or (5) any other offense involving a vehicle in which a firearm was used in the commission of the offense. Provides that if the vehicle was not owned by the defendant, the State's Attorney may petition the court to impound the vehicle if the owner of the vehicle knew or should have known that the vehicle was being used in the commission of the offense. Provides that if the court has probable cause to believe that a vehicle was used in the commission of any of the offenses described in this provision, the court may order the impoundment of the vehicle for a maximum of 90 days.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Paul Jacobs
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.