Illinois · Senate Bill 1844 · 103rd General Assembly

CERT OF INNOCENCE-JUVENILES

SB 1844 Sponsored by Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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 Civil Procedure. Allows a delinquent adjudicated in juvenile court and subsequently imprisoned for one or more felonies by the State which he or she did not commit to file a petition for certificate of innocence in the circuit court of the county in which the delinquent was adjudicated. In a provision regarding the facts that a petitioner must prove by a preponderance of evidence to obtain a…

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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows a delinquent adjudicated in juvenile court and subsequently imprisoned for one or more felonies by the State which he or she did not commit to file a petition for certificate of innocence in the circuit court of the county in which the delinquent was adjudicated. In a provision regarding the facts that a petitioner must prove by a preponderance of evidence to obtain a certificate of innocence, when proving that the petitioner did not by his or her own conduct cause or bring about (rather than voluntarily cause or bring about) his or her own conviction, provides that a guilty plea or confession does not alone constitute bringing about one's conviction. Makes conforming changes.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  5. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  11. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  12. CommitteeDo Pass as Amended Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 010-000-000 · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  5. SenateSecond Reading
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2023
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 9, 2023 Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety - Do Pass As Amended
Members

Yes · 10

 10–0
Mar 9, 2023 Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety - Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 10

 10–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.