CRIM CD-VENUE-MUNICIPAL ORD
- Introduced Feb 9, 2023
- In committee Feb 9, 2023
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance in which the prosecution is required to conform to the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the rules of evidence in a criminal proceeding may be tried: (1) in the county in which the office of the clerk of the charging municipality is located; or (2) in any county in which at least 35% of the territory within the charging municipality's corporate limits is located regardless of the county in which the violation was committed or occurred.
Every action
6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeAssigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
- CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Laura EllmanD Primary sponsor · District 21
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.