Illinois Senate Bill 3629

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant who, prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, had been barred by time limitations from filing a motion to vacate because the court failed to advise the defendant and the defendant shows that conviction of the offense to which the defendant pleaded guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere may have the consequence for the defendant of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization under the laws of the United States, may pursue the following remedies. Provides that any person, regardless of criminal custody status, may file a petition to vacate a conviction or sentence if the person asserts any of the following reasons: (1) the conviction or sentence is legally invalid due to prejudicial error damaging the petitioner's ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a conviction or sentence; or (2) newly discovered evidence of actual innocence exists that requires vacation of the conviction or sentence as a matter of law or in the interests of justice. Establishes time periods for filing the petition and establishes when the petitions are not timely filed. Provides that there is a presumption of legal invalidity if the petitioner pleaded guilty or nolo contendere under a statute that provided that, upon completion of specific requirements, the arrest and conviction shall be deemed never to have occurred, if the petitioner complied with these requirements, and if the disposition under the statute has been, or potentially could be, used as a basis for adverse immigration consequences. Provides that crime victims shall be given notice by the State's Attorney's office of petitions filed under this provision as required in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that remedies under this provision shall apply to convictions and sentences in existence prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act.

CRIM PRO-VACATE SENT-IMMIGRANT

Sen. Karina Villa [D]

Sen. Robert Peters [D]

Sen. Natalie Toro [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-20	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2024-02-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro
2024-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
725	5	113-8	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	5	122-10	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3629&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3629.htm