104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1200 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 140/7.530 ILCS 105/5.1030 new725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3725 ILCS 5/119-1725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund which is re-established as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a death sentence is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Amends the Unified code of Corrections relating to first degree murder. Adds and eliminates aggravating factors for which the death penalty may be imposed. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1200 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 140/7.530 ILCS 105/5.1030 new725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3725 ILCS 5/119-1725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3 725 ILCS 5/119-1 725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund which is re-established as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a death sentence is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Amends the Unified code of Corrections relating to first degree murder. Adds and eliminates aggravating factors for which the death penalty may be imposed. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1200 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 140/7.530 ILCS 105/5.1030 new725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3725 ILCS 5/119-1725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3 725 ILCS 5/119-1 725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3 725 ILCS 5/119-1 725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund which is re-established as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a death sentence is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Amends the Unified code of Corrections relating to first degree murder. Adds and eliminates aggravating factors for which the death penalty may be imposed. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b A BILL FOR SB1200LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025. 6 Section 5. Appointment of trial counsel in death penalty 7 cases. If an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for 8 which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's 9 Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a 10 certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death 11 penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death 12 penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall immediately 13 appoint the Public Defender, or any other qualified attorney 14 or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme Court shall by rule 15 provide, to represent the defendant as trial counsel. If the 16 Public Defender is appointed, he or she shall immediately 17 assign the attorney or attorneys who are public defenders to 18 represent the defendant. The counsel shall meet the 19 qualifications as the Supreme Court shall by rule provide. At 20 the request of court appointed counsel in a case in which the 21 death penalty is sought, attorneys employed by the State 22 Appellate Defender may enter an appearance for the limited 23 purpose of assisting counsel appointed under this Section. 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1200 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 140/7.530 ILCS 105/5.1030 new725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3725 ILCS 5/119-1725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3 725 ILCS 5/119-1 725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3 725 ILCS 5/119-1 725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund which is re-established as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a death sentence is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Amends the Unified code of Corrections relating to first degree murder. Adds and eliminates aggravating factors for which the death penalty may be imposed. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b A BILL FOR New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 725 ILCS 5/113-3 from Ch. 38, par. 113-3 725 ILCS 5/119-1 725 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 38, par. 208-10 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 2 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 2 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 2 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Section 10. Court appointed trial counsel; compensation 2 and expenses. 3 (a) This Section applies only to compensation and expenses 4 of trial counsel appointed by the court as set forth in Section 5 5, other than public defenders, for the period after 6 arraignment and so long as the State's Attorney has not, at any 7 time, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek 8 the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that 9 the death penalty will not be sought. 10 (a-5) Litigation budget. 11 (1) In a case in which the State has filed a statement 12 of intent to seek the death penalty, the court shall 13 require appointed counsel, including those appointed in 14 Cook County, after counsel has had adequate time to review 15 the case and prior to engaging trial assistance, to submit 16 a proposed estimated litigation budget for court approval, 17 that will be subject to modification in light of facts and 18 developments that emerge as the case proceeds. Case 19 budgets should be submitted ex parte and filed and 20 maintained under seal in order to protect the defendant's 21 right to effective assistance of counsel, right not to 22 incriminate him or herself and all applicable privileges. 23 Case budgets shall be reviewed and approved by the judge 24 assigned to try the case. As provided under subsection (c) 25 of this Section, petitions for compensation shall be SB1200 - 2 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 3 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 3 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 3 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 reviewed by both the trial judge and the presiding judge 2 or the presiding judge's designee. 3 (2) The litigation budget shall serve purposes 4 comparable to those of private retainer agreements by 5 confirming both the court's and the attorney's 6 expectations regarding fees and expenses. Consideration 7 should be given to employing an ex parte pretrial 8 conference in order to facilitate reaching agreement on a 9 litigation budget at the earliest opportunity. 10 (3) The budget shall be incorporated into a sealed 11 initial pretrial order that reflects the understandings of 12 the court and counsel regarding all matters affecting 13 counsel compensation and reimbursement and payments for 14 investigative, expert and other services, including, but 15 not limited to, the following matters: 16 (A) the hourly rate at which counsel will be 17 compensated; 18 (B) the hourly rate at which private 19 investigators, other than investigators employed by 20 the Office of the State Appellate Defender, will be 21 compensated; and 22 (C) the best preliminary estimate that can be made 23 of the cost of all services, including, but not 24 limited to, counsel, expert, and investigative 25 services, that are likely to be needed through the 26 guilt and penalty phases of the trial. The court shall SB1200 - 3 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 4 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 4 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 4 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 have discretion to require that budgets be prepared 2 for shorter intervals of time. 3 (4) Appointed counsel may obtain, subject to later 4 review, investigative, expert or other services without 5 prior authorization if necessary for an adequate defense. 6 If the services are obtained, the presiding judge or the 7 presiding judge's designee shall consider in an ex parte 8 proceeding that timely procurement of necessary services 9 could not await prior authorization. If an ex parte 10 hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed 11 necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget, 12 the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge 13 or the presiding judge's designee. The judge may then 14 authorize the services nunc pro tunc. If the presiding 15 judge or the presiding judge's designee finds that the 16 services were not reasonable, payment may be denied. 17 (5) An approved budget shall guide counsel's use of 18 time and resources by indicating the services for which 19 compensation is authorized. The case budget shall be 20 re-evaluated when justified by changed or unexpected 21 circumstances and shall be modified by the court when 22 reasonable and necessary for an adequate defense. If an ex 23 parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed 24 necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget, 25 the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge 26 or the presiding judge's designee. SB1200 - 4 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 5 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 5 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 5 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (b) Appointed trial counsel shall be compensated upon 2 presentment and certification by the circuit court of a claim 3 for services detailing the date, activity, and time duration 4 for which compensation is sought. Compensation for appointed 5 trial counsel may be paid at a reasonable rate not to exceed 6 $125 per hour. The court shall not authorize payment of bills 7 that are not properly itemized. A request for payment shall be 8 presented under seal and reviewed ex parte with a court 9 reporter present. Every January 20, the statutory rate 10 prescribed in this subsection shall be automatically increased 11 or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the 12 percentage change in the consumer price index-u during the 13 preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price index-u" 14 means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 15 the United States Department of Labor that measures the 16 average change in prices of goods and services purchased by 17 all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 18 1982-84=100. The new rate resulting from each annual 19 adjustment shall be determined by the State Treasurer and made 20 available to the chief judge of each judicial circuit. 21 (c) Appointed trial counsel may also petition the court 22 for certification of expenses for reasonable and necessary 23 capital litigation expenses including, but not limited to, 24 investigatory and other assistance, expert, forensic, and 25 other witnesses, and mitigation specialists. Each provider of 26 proposed services must specify the best preliminary estimate SB1200 - 5 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 6 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 6 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 6 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 that can be made in light of information received in the case 2 at that point, and the provider must sign this estimate under 3 the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil 4 Procedure. A provider of proposed services must also specify: 5 (1) his or her hourly rate; (2) the hourly rate of anyone else 6 in his or her employ for whom reimbursement is sought; and (3) 7 the hourly rate of any person or entity that may be 8 subcontracted to perform these services. Counsel may not 9 petition for certification of expenses that may have been 10 provided or compensated by the State Appellate Defender under 11 item (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender 12 Act. The petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex 13 parte but with a court reporter present for all ex parte 14 conferences. If the requests are submitted after services have 15 been rendered, the requests shall be supported by an invoice 16 describing the services rendered, the dates the services were 17 performed and the amount of time spent. These petitions shall 18 be reviewed by both the trial judge and the presiding judge of 19 the circuit court or the presiding judge's designee. The 20 petitions and orders shall be kept under seal and shall be 21 exempt from Freedom of Information requests until the 22 conclusion of the trial, even if the prosecution chooses not 23 to pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. If an 24 ex parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed 25 necessary by the trial judge, the hearing shall be before the 26 presiding judge or the presiding judge's designee. SB1200 - 6 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 7 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 7 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 7 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (d) Appointed trial counsel shall petition the court for 2 certification of compensation and expenses under this Section 3 periodically during the course of counsel's representation. 4 The petitions shall be supported by itemized bills showing the 5 date, the amount of time spent, the work done and the total 6 being charged for each entry. The court shall not authorize 7 payment of bills that are not properly itemized. The court 8 must certify reasonable and necessary expenses of the 9 petitioner for travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and 10 incidental expenses). These expenses must be paid at the rate 11 as promulgated by the United States General Services 12 Administration for these expenses for the date and location in 13 which they were incurred, unless extraordinary reasons are 14 shown for the difference. The petitions shall be filed under 15 seal and considered ex parte but with a court reporter present 16 for all ex parte conferences. The petitions shall be reviewed 17 by both the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit 18 court or the presiding judge's designee. If an ex parte 19 hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by 20 the trial judge, the ex parte hearing shall be before the 21 presiding judge or the presiding judge's designee. If the 22 court determines that the compensation and expenses should be 23 paid from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund, the court shall 24 certify, on a form created by the State Treasurer, that all or 25 a designated portion of the amount requested is reasonable, 26 necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund. SB1200 - 7 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 8 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 8 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 8 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 The form must also be signed by lead trial counsel under the 2 provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure 3 verifying that the amount requested is reasonable, necessary, 4 and appropriate. Bills submitted for payment by any individual 5 or entity seeking payment from the Capital Litigation Trust 6 Fund must also be accompanied by a form created by the State 7 Treasurer and signed by the individual or responsible agent of 8 the entity under the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of 9 Civil Procedure that the amount requested is accurate and 10 truthful and reflects time spent or expenses incurred. 11 Certification of compensation and expenses by a court in any 12 county other than Cook County shall be delivered by the court 13 to the State Treasurer and must be paid by the State Treasurer 14 directly from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund if there are 15 sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the compensation 16 and expenses. If the State Treasurer finds within 14 days of 17 his or her receipt of a certification that the compensation 18 and expenses to be paid are unreasonable, unnecessary, or 19 inappropriate, he or she may return the certification to the 20 court setting forth in detail the objection or objections with 21 a request for the court to review the objection or objections 22 before resubmitting the certification. The State Treasurer 23 must send the claimant a copy of the objection or objections. 24 The State Treasurer may only seek a review of a specific 25 objection once. The claimant has 7 days from his or her receipt 26 of the objections to file a response with the court. With or SB1200 - 8 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 9 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 9 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 9 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 without further hearing, the court must promptly rule on the 2 objections. The petitions and orders shall be kept under seal 3 and shall be exempt from Freedom of Information requests until 4 the conclusion of the trial and appeal of the case, even if the 5 prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior to 6 trial or sentencing. Certification of compensation and 7 expenses by a court in Cook County shall be delivered by the 8 court to the county treasurer and paid by the county treasurer 9 from moneys granted to the county from the Capital Litigation 10 Trust Fund. 11 Section 15. Capital Litigation Trust Fund. 12 (a) The Capital Litigation Trust Fund is created as a 13 special fund in the State Treasury. The Trust Fund shall be 14 administered by the State Treasurer to provide moneys for the 15 appropriations to be made, grants to be awarded, and 16 compensation and expenses to be paid under this Act. All 17 interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys 18 accumulated in the Trust Fund shall, under Section 4.1 of the 19 State Finance Act, be deposited into the Trust Fund. 20 (b) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall not be 21 considered general revenue of the State of Illinois. 22 (c) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used 23 exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the 24 prosecution and defense of capital cases and for providing 25 funding for post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under SB1200 - 9 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 10 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 10 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 10 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in 2 relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code 3 of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases as provided in 4 this Act and shall not be appropriated, loaned, or in any 5 manner transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State of 6 Illinois. 7 (d) Every fiscal year the State Treasurer shall transfer 8 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Litigation Trust 9 Fund an amount equal to the full amount of moneys appropriated 10 by the General Assembly (both by original and supplemental 11 appropriation), less any unexpended balance from the previous 12 fiscal year, from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for the 13 specific purpose of making funding available for the 14 prosecution and defense of capital cases and for the 15 litigation expenses associated with post-conviction 16 proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of 17 Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed 18 under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in 19 relation to capital cases. The Public Defender and State's 20 Attorney in Cook County, the State Appellate Defender, the 21 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney 22 General shall make annual requests for appropriations from the 23 Trust Fund. 24 (1) The Public Defender in Cook County shall request 25 appropriations to the State Treasurer for expenses 26 incurred by the Public Defender and for funding for SB1200 - 10 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 11 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 11 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 11 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 private appointed defense counsel in Cook County. 2 (2) The State's Attorney in Cook County shall request 3 an appropriation to the State Treasurer for expenses 4 incurred by the State's Attorney. 5 (3) The State Appellate Defender shall request a 6 direct appropriation from the Trust Fund for expenses 7 incurred by the State Appellate Defender in providing 8 assistance to trial attorneys under item (c)(5.1) of 9 Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act and for 10 expenses incurred by the State Appellate Defender in 11 representing petitioners in capital cases in 12 post-conviction proceedings under Article 122 of the Code 13 of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions 14 filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure 15 in relation to capital cases and for the representation of 16 those petitioners by attorneys approved by or contracted 17 with the State Appellate Defender and an appropriation to 18 the State Treasurer for payments from the Trust Fund for 19 the defense of cases in counties other than Cook County. 20 (4) The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall 21 request a direct appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay 22 expenses incurred by the State's Attorneys Appellate 23 Prosecutor and an appropriation to the State Treasurer for 24 payments from the Trust Fund for expenses incurred by 25 State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County. 26 (5) The Attorney General shall request a direct SB1200 - 11 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 12 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 12 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 12 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay expenses incurred 2 by the Attorney General in assisting the State's Attorneys 3 in counties other than Cook County and to pay for expenses 4 incurred by the Attorney General when the Attorney General 5 is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division 6 of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or 7 supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases and for 8 expenses incurred by the Attorney General in representing 9 the State in post-conviction proceedings in capital cases 10 under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 11 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under Section 12 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to 13 capital cases. The Public Defender and State's Attorney in 14 Cook County, the State Appellate Defender, the State's 15 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney General 16 may each request supplemental appropriations from the 17 Trust Fund during the fiscal year. 18 (e) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be expended only as 19 follows: 20 (1) To pay the State Treasurer's costs to administer 21 the Trust Fund. The amount for this purpose may not exceed 22 5% in any one fiscal year of the amount otherwise 23 appropriated from the Trust Fund in the same fiscal year. 24 (2) To pay the capital litigation expenses of trial 25 defense and post-conviction proceedings in capital cases 26 under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of SB1200 - 12 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 13 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 13 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 13 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under Section 2 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to 3 capital cases including, but not limited to, DNA testing, 4 including DNA testing under Section 116-3 of the Code of 5 Criminal Procedure of 1963, analysis, and expert 6 testimony, investigatory and other assistance, expert, 7 forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation specialists, 8 and grants and aid provided to public defenders, appellate 9 defenders, and any attorney approved by or contracted with 10 the State Appellate Defender representing petitioners in 11 post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article 12 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in 13 relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the 14 Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases or 15 assistance to attorneys who have been appointed by the 16 court to represent defendants who are charged with capital 17 crimes. Reasonable and necessary capital litigation 18 expenses include travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and 19 incidental expenses). 20 (3) To pay the compensation of trial attorneys, other 21 than public defenders or appellate defenders, who have 22 been appointed by the court to represent defendants who 23 are charged with capital crimes or attorneys approved by 24 or contracted with the State Appellate Defender to 25 represent petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in 26 capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal SB1200 - 13 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 14 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 14 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 14 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under 2 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation 3 to capital cases. 4 (4) To provide State's Attorneys with funding for 5 capital litigation expenses and for expenses of 6 representing the State in post-conviction proceedings in 7 capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal 8 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under 9 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation 10 to capital cases including, but not limited to, 11 investigatory and other assistance and expert, forensic, 12 and other witnesses necessary to prosecute capital cases. 13 State's Attorneys in any county other than Cook County 14 seeking funding for capital litigation expenses and for 15 expenses of representing the State in post-conviction 16 proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code 17 of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions 18 filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure 19 in relation to capital cases including, but not limited 20 to, investigatory and other assistance and expert, 21 forensic, or other witnesses under this Section may 22 request that the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor or 23 the Attorney General, as the case may be, certify the 24 expenses as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for 25 payment from the Trust Fund, on a form created by the State 26 Treasurer. Upon certification of the expenses and delivery SB1200 - 14 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 15 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 15 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 15 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 of the certification to the State Treasurer, the Treasurer 2 shall pay the expenses directly from the Capital 3 Litigation Trust Fund if there are sufficient moneys in 4 the Trust Fund to pay the expenses. 5 (5) To provide financial support through the Attorney 6 General under the Attorney General Act for the several 7 county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall 8 not be used to increase personnel for the Attorney 9 General's Office, except when the Attorney General is 10 ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of 11 the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or supervise 12 the prosecution of Cook County cases. 13 (6) To provide financial support through the State's 14 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor under the State's Attorneys 15 Appellate Prosecutor's Act for the several county State's 16 Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall not be used to 17 increase personnel for the State's Attorneys Appellate 18 Prosecutor. 19 (7) To provide financial support to the State 20 Appellate Defender under the State Appellate Defender Act. 21 Moneys expended from the Trust Fund shall be in addition 22 to county funding for Public Defenders and State's 23 Attorneys, and shall not be used to supplant or reduce 24 ordinary and customary county funding. 25 (f) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the 26 State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate SB1200 - 15 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 16 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 16 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 16 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Prosecutor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer. The 2 State Appellate Defender shall receive an appropriation from 3 the Trust Fund to enable it to provide assistance to appointed 4 defense counsel and attorneys approved by or contracted with 5 the State Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in 6 post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to 8 petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil 9 Procedure in relation to capital cases throughout the State 10 and to Public Defenders in counties other than Cook. The 11 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and the Attorney 12 General shall receive appropriations from the Trust Fund to 13 enable them to provide assistance to State's Attorneys in 14 counties other than Cook County and when the Attorney General 15 is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of 16 the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or supervise the 17 prosecution of Cook County cases. Moneys shall be appropriated 18 to the State Treasurer to enable the Treasurer: (i) to make 19 grants to Cook County; (ii) to pay the expenses of Public 20 Defenders, the State Appellate Defender, the Attorney General, 21 the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and 22 State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County; (iii) to 23 pay the expenses and compensation of appointed defense counsel 24 and attorneys approved by or contracted with the State 25 Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in post-conviction 26 proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of SB1200 - 16 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 17 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 17 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 17 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed 2 under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in 3 relation to capital cases in counties other than Cook County; 4 and (iv) to pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund. All 5 expenditures and grants made from the Trust Fund shall be 6 subject to audit by the Auditor General. 7 (g) For Cook County, grants from the Trust Fund shall be 8 made and administered as follows: 9 (1) For each State fiscal year, the State's Attorney 10 and Public Defender must each make a separate application 11 to the State Treasurer for capital litigation grants. 12 (2) The State Treasurer shall establish rules and 13 procedures for grant applications. The rules shall require 14 the Cook County Treasurer as the grant recipient to report 15 on a periodic basis to the State Treasurer how much of the 16 grant has been expended, how much of the grant is 17 remaining, and the purposes for which the grant has been 18 used. The rules may also require the Cook County Treasurer 19 to certify on a periodic basis that expenditures of the 20 funds have been made for expenses that are reasonable, 21 necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust 22 Fund. 23 (3) The State Treasurer shall make the grants to the 24 Cook County Treasurer as soon as possible after the 25 beginning of the State fiscal year. 26 (4) The State's Attorney or Public Defender may apply SB1200 - 17 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 18 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 18 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 18 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 for supplemental grants during the fiscal year. 2 (5) Grant moneys shall be paid to the Cook County 3 Treasurer in block grants and held in separate accounts 4 for the State's Attorney, the Public Defender, and court 5 appointed defense counsel other than the Cook County 6 Public Defender, respectively, for the designated fiscal 7 year, and are not subject to county appropriation. 8 (6) Expenditure of grant moneys under this subsection 9 (g) is subject to audit by the Auditor General. 10 (7) The Cook County Treasurer shall immediately make 11 payment from the appropriate separate account in the 12 county treasury for capital litigation expenses to the 13 State's Attorney, Public Defender, or court appointed 14 defense counsel other than the Public Defender, as the 15 case may be, upon order of the State's Attorney, Public 16 Defender or the court, respectively. 17 (h) If a defendant in a capital case in Cook County is 18 represented by court appointed counsel other than the Cook 19 County Public Defender, the appointed counsel shall petition 20 the court for an order directing the Cook County Treasurer to 21 pay the court appointed counsel's reasonable and necessary 22 compensation and capital litigation expenses from grant moneys 23 provided from the Trust Fund. The petitions shall be supported 24 by itemized bills showing the date, the amount of time spent, 25 the work done and the total being charged for each entry. The 26 court shall not authorize payment of bills that are not SB1200 - 18 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 19 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 19 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 19 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 properly itemized. The petitions shall be filed under seal and 2 considered ex parte but with a court reporter present for all 3 ex parte conferences. The petitions shall be reviewed by both 4 the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit court or 5 the presiding judge's designee. The petitions and orders shall 6 be kept under seal and shall be exempt from Freedom of 7 Information requests until the conclusion of the trial and 8 appeal of the case, even if the prosecution chooses not to 9 pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. Orders 10 denying petitions for compensation or expenses are final. 11 Counsel may not petition for expenses that may have been 12 provided or compensated by the State Appellate Defender under 13 item (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender 14 Act. 15 (i) In counties other than Cook County, and when the 16 Attorney General is ordered by the presiding judge of the 17 Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to 18 prosecute or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases, 19 and excluding capital litigation expenses or services that may 20 have been provided by the State Appellate Defender under item 21 (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act: 22 (1) Upon certification by the circuit court, on a form 23 created by the State Treasurer, that all or a portion of 24 the expenses are reasonable, necessary, and appropriate 25 for payment from the Trust Fund and the court's delivery 26 of the certification to the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall SB1200 - 19 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 20 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 20 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 20 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 pay the certified expenses of Public Defenders and the 2 State Appellate Defender from the money appropriated to 3 the Treasurer for capital litigation expenses of Public 4 Defenders and post-conviction proceeding expenses in 5 capital cases of the State Appellate Defender and expenses 6 in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the 7 Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases in 8 any county other than Cook County, if there are sufficient 9 moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the expenses. 10 (2) If a defendant in a capital case is represented by 11 court appointed counsel other than the Public Defender, 12 the appointed counsel shall petition the court to certify 13 compensation and capital litigation expenses including, 14 but not limited to, investigatory and other assistance, 15 expert, forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation 16 specialists as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for 17 payment from the Trust Fund. If a petitioner in a capital 18 case who has filed a petition for post-conviction relief 19 under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 20 1963 or a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of 21 Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases is 22 represented by an attorney approved by or contracted with 23 the State Appellate Defender other than the State 24 Appellate Defender, that attorney shall petition the court 25 to certify compensation and litigation expenses of 26 post-conviction proceedings under Article 122 of the Code SB1200 - 20 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 21 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 21 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 21 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or in relation to petitions 2 filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure 3 in relation to capital cases. Upon certification on a form 4 created by the State Treasurer of all or a portion of the 5 compensation and expenses certified as reasonable, 6 necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund 7 and the court's delivery of the certification to the 8 Treasurer, the State Treasurer shall pay the certified 9 compensation and expenses from the money appropriated to 10 the Treasurer for that purpose, if there are sufficient 11 moneys in the Trust Fund to make those payments. 12 (3) A petition for capital litigation expenses or 13 post-conviction proceeding expenses or expenses incurred 14 in filing a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of 15 Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases under this 16 subsection shall be considered under seal and reviewed ex 17 parte with a court reporter present. Orders denying 18 petitions for compensation or expenses are final. 19 (j) If the Trust Fund is discontinued or dissolved by an 20 Act of the General Assembly or by operation of law, any balance 21 remaining in the Trust Fund shall be returned to the General 22 Revenue Fund after deduction of administrative costs, any 23 other provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding. 24 Section 95. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by 25 changing Section 7.5 as follows: SB1200 - 21 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 22 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 22 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 22 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (5 ILCS 140/7.5) 2 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for 3 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be 4 exempt from inspection and copying: 5 (a) All information determined to be confidential 6 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and 7 Development Act. 8 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying 9 library users with specific materials under the Library 10 Records Confidentiality Act. 11 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical 12 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation 13 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other 14 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation 15 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it 16 has received. 17 (d) Information and records held by the Department of 18 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating 19 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted 20 infection or any information the disclosure of which is 21 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted 22 Infection Control Act. 23 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 24 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. 25 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of SB1200 - 22 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 23 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 23 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 23 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying 2 Qualifications Based Selection Act. 3 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 4 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid 5 Tuition Act. 6 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 7 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and 8 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector 9 general's office that would be exempt if created or 10 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under 11 that Act. 12 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy 13 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a 14 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted 15 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. 16 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution 17 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers 18 under the Emergency Telephone System Act. 19 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information 20 or driver identification information compiled by a law 21 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation 22 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. 23 (l) Records and information provided to a residential 24 health care facility resident sexual assault and death 25 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse 26 Prevention Review Team Act. SB1200 - 23 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 24 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 24 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 24 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending 2 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential 3 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent 4 authorized under that Article. 5 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of 6 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial 7 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the 8 Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025 (repealed). This 9 subsection (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the 10 trial of the case, even if the prosecution chooses not to 11 pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. 12 (o) Information that is prohibited from being 13 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and 14 Hazardous Substances Registry Act. 15 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, 16 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or 17 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the 18 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and 19 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the 20 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional 21 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the 22 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair 23 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety 24 Act (repealed). 25 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the 26 Personnel Record Review Act. SB1200 - 24 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 25 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 25 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 25 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the 2 Illinois School Student Records Act. 3 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 4 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act. 5 (t) (Blank). 6 (u) Records and information provided to an independent 7 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and 8 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). 9 (v) Names and information of people who have applied 10 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under 11 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for 12 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm 13 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the 14 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the 15 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed 16 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed 17 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the 18 Firearm Concealed Carry Act. 19 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification 20 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under 21 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. 22 (w) Personally identifiable information which is 23 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section 24 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. 25 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure 26 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section SB1200 - 25 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 26 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 26 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 26 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. 2 (y) Confidential information under the Adult 3 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling 4 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including 5 information about the identity and administrative finding 6 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated 7 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of 8 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established 9 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. 10 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality 11 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory 12 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services 13 Act. 14 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure 15 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. 16 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from 17 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 18 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement 19 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent 20 authorized under that Act. 21 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being 22 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common 23 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. 24 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure 25 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. 26 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure SB1200 - 26 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 27 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 27 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 27 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 2 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being 3 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle 4 Code. 5 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under 6 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. 7 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure 8 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of 9 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 10 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be 11 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day 12 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from 13 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day 14 and Temporary Labor Services Act. 15 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the 16 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. 17 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 18 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public 19 Aid Code. 20 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under 21 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. 22 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 23 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. 24 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports 25 arising out of a peer support counseling session 26 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders SB1200 - 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SB1200 - 28 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 29 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 29 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 29 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 2 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. 3 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 4 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. 5 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed 6 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code. 7 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure 8 by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State 9 Police Act. 10 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section 11 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil 12 Administrative Code of Illinois. 13 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed 14 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for 15 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human 16 Trafficking, or Stalking Act. 17 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed 18 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic 19 Violence Fatality Review Act. 20 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera 21 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after 22 July 1, 2025. 23 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under 24 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse 25 Agency Licensing Act. 26 (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State SB1200 - 29 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 30 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 30 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 30 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault 2 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement, 3 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge 4 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card 5 Act. 6 (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of 7 the School Safety Drill Act. 8 (jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section 9 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law. 10 (kkk) Confidential business information prohibited 11 from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship 12 Act. 13 (lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 14 2-3.196 of the School Code. 15 (mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed 16 under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois 17 Power Agency Act. 18 (nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce 19 and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the 20 Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. 21 (ooo) (nnn) Data or information provided pursuant to 22 Section 20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment 23 Act. 24 (ppp) (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure 25 under Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity 26 Act. SB1200 - 30 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 31 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 31 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 31 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (qqq) (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure 2 under Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. 3 (rrr) (mmm) Information prohibited from being 4 disclosed under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money 5 Transmission Modernization Act. 6 (sss) (nnn) Information exempt from disclosure under 7 Section 40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. 8 (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 9 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff. 10 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22; 11 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff. 12 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372, 13 eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 14 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 15 7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786, 16 eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24; 17 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.) 18 Section 100. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 19 Section 5.1030 as follows: 20 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new) 21 Sec. 5.1030. The Capital Litigation Trust Fund. 22 Section 105. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is 23 amended by changing Sections 113-3 and 119-1 as follows: SB1200 - 31 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 32 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 32 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 32 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (725 ILCS 5/113-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 113-3) 2 Sec. 113-3. (a) Every person charged with an offense shall 3 be allowed counsel before pleading to the charge. If the 4 defendant desires counsel and has been unable to obtain same 5 before arraignment the court shall recess court or continue 6 the cause for a reasonable time to permit defendant to obtain 7 counsel and consult with him before pleading to the charge. If 8 the accused is a dissolved corporation, and is not represented 9 by counsel, the court may, in the interest of justice, appoint 10 as counsel a licensed attorney of this State. 11 (b) In all cases, except where the penalty is a fine only, 12 if the court determines that the defendant is indigent and 13 desires counsel, the Public Defender shall be appointed as 14 counsel. If there is no Public Defender in the county or if the 15 defendant requests counsel other than the Public Defender and 16 the court finds that the rights of the defendant will be 17 prejudiced by the appointment of the Public Defender, the 18 court shall appoint as counsel a licensed attorney at law of 19 this State, except that in a county having a population of 20 2,000,000 or more the Public Defender shall be appointed as 21 counsel in all misdemeanor cases where the defendant is 22 indigent and desires counsel unless the case involves multiple 23 defendants, in which case the court may appoint counsel other 24 than the Public Defender for the additional defendants. The 25 court shall require an affidavit signed by any defendant who SB1200 - 32 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 33 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 33 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 33 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 requests court-appointed counsel. Such affidavit shall be in 2 the form established by the Supreme Court containing 3 sufficient information to ascertain the assets and liabilities 4 of that defendant. The Court may direct the Clerk of the 5 Circuit Court to assist the defendant in the completion of the 6 affidavit. Any person who knowingly files such affidavit 7 containing false information concerning his assets and 8 liabilities shall be liable to the county where the case, in 9 which such false affidavit is filed, is pending for the 10 reasonable value of the services rendered by the public 11 defender or other court-appointed counsel in the case to the 12 extent that such services were unjustly or falsely procured. 13 (c) Upon the filing with the court of a verified statement 14 of services rendered the court shall order the county 15 treasurer of the county of trial to pay counsel other than the 16 Public Defender a reasonable fee. The court shall consider all 17 relevant circumstances, including but not limited to the time 18 spent while court is in session, other time spent in 19 representing the defendant, and expenses reasonably incurred 20 by counsel. In counties with a population greater than 21 2,000,000, the court shall order the county treasurer of the 22 county of trial to pay counsel other than the Public Defender a 23 reasonable fee stated in the order and based upon a rate of 24 compensation of not more than $40 for each hour spent while 25 court is in session and not more than $30 for each hour 26 otherwise spent representing a defendant, and such SB1200 - 33 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 34 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 34 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 34 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 compensation shall not exceed $150 for each defendant 2 represented in misdemeanor cases and $1250 in felony cases, in 3 addition to expenses reasonably incurred as hereinafter in 4 this Section provided, except that, in extraordinary 5 circumstances, payment in excess of the limits herein stated 6 may be made if the trial court certifies that such payment is 7 necessary to provide fair compensation for protracted 8 representation. A trial court may entertain the filing of this 9 verified statement before the termination of the cause, and 10 may order the provisional payment of sums during the pendency 11 of the cause. 12 (d) In capital cases, in addition to counsel, if the court 13 determines that the defendant is indigent the court may, upon 14 the filing with the court of a verified statement of services 15 rendered, order the county Treasurer of the county of trial to 16 pay necessary expert witnesses for defendant reasonable 17 compensation stated in the order not to exceed $250 for each 18 defendant. 19 (e) If the court in any county having a population greater 20 than 2,000,000 determines that the defendant is indigent the 21 court may, upon the filing with the court of a verified 22 statement of such expenses, order the county treasurer of the 23 county of trial, in such counties having a population greater 24 than 2,000,000 to pay the general expenses of the trial 25 incurred by the defendant not to exceed $50 for each 26 defendant. SB1200 - 34 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 35 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 35 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 35 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (f) The provisions of this Section relating to appointment 2 of counsel, compensation of counsel, and payment of expenses 3 in capital cases apply except when the compensation and 4 expenses are being provided under the Capital Crimes 5 Litigation Act of 2025. 6 (Source: P.A. 91-589, eff. 1-1-00.) 7 (725 ILCS 5/119-1) 8 Sec. 119-1. Death penalty restored abolished. 9 (a) (Blank). Beginning on the effective date of this 10 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, notwithstanding 11 any other law to the contrary, the death penalty is abolished 12 and a sentence to death may not be imposed. 13 (b) All unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the 14 Capital Litigation Trust Fund on the effective date of this 15 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be 16 transferred into the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the 17 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General 18 Assembly shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation 19 Trust Fund , a special fund in the State treasury, to be 20 expended by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information 21 Authority, for services for families of victims of homicide or 22 murder and for training of law enforcement personnel. 23 (Source: P.A. 96-1543, eff. 7-1-11.) 24 Section 110. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended SB1200 - 35 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 36 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 36 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 36 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 by changing Section 10 as follows: 2 (725 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 38, par. 208-10) 3 Sec. 10. Powers and duties of State Appellate Defender. 4 (a) The State Appellate Defender shall represent indigent 5 persons on appeal in criminal and delinquent minor 6 proceedings, when appointed to do so by a court under a Supreme 7 Court Rule or law of this State. 8 (b) The State Appellate Defender shall submit a budget for 9 the approval of the State Appellate Defender Commission. 10 (c) The State Appellate Defender may: 11 (1) maintain a panel of private attorneys available to 12 serve as counsel on a case basis; 13 (2) establish programs, alone or in conjunction with 14 law schools, for the purpose of utilizing volunteer law 15 students as legal assistants; 16 (3) cooperate and consult with state agencies, 17 professional associations, and other groups concerning the 18 causes of criminal conduct, the rehabilitation and 19 correction of persons charged with and convicted of crime, 20 the administration of criminal justice, and, in counties 21 of less than 1,000,000 population, study, design, develop 22 and implement model systems for the delivery of trial 23 level defender services, and make an annual report to the 24 General Assembly; 25 (4) hire investigators to provide investigative SB1200 - 36 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 37 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 37 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 37 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 services to appointed counsel and county public defenders; 2 (5) (blank); 3 (5.1) in cases in which a death sentence is an 4 authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with legal 5 assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, 6 investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds 7 appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically 8 for that purpose by the General Assembly. The Office of 9 State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve 10 as trial counsel in capital cases; 11 (5.5) provide training to county public defenders; 12 (5.7) provide county public defenders with the 13 assistance of expert witnesses and investigators from 14 funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender 15 specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. The 16 Office of the State Appellate Defender shall not be 17 appointed to act as trial counsel; 18 (6) develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center to: 19 (i) study, design, develop, and implement model systems 20 for the delivery of trial level defender services for 21 juveniles in the justice system; (ii) in cases in which a 22 sentence of incarceration or an adult sentence, or both, 23 is an authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with 24 legal advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and 25 investigators from funds appropriated to the Office of the 26 State Appellate Defender by the General Assembly SB1200 - 37 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 38 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 38 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 38 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop and provide 2 training to public defenders on juvenile justice issues, 3 utilizing resources including the State and local bar 4 associations, the Illinois Public Defender Association, 5 law schools, the Midwest Juvenile Defender Center, and pro 6 bono efforts by law firms; and (iv) make an annual report 7 to the General Assembly. 8 Investigators employed by the Capital Trial Assistance 9 Unit and Capital Post Conviction Unit of the State Appellate 10 Defender shall be authorized to inquire through the Illinois 11 State Police or local law enforcement with the Law Enforcement 12 Agencies Data System (LEADS) under Section 2605-375 of the 13 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to ascertain whether 14 their potential witnesses have a criminal background, 15 including, but not limited to: (i) warrants; (ii) arrests; 16 (iii) convictions; and (iv) officer safety information. This 17 authorization applies only to information held on the State 18 level and shall be used only to protect the personal safety of 19 the investigators. Any information that is obtained through 20 this inquiry may not be disclosed by the investigators. 21 (c-5) For each State fiscal year, the State Appellate 22 Defender shall request a direct appropriation from the Capital 23 Litigation Trust Fund for expenses incurred by the State 24 Appellate Defender in providing assistance to trial attorneys 25 under paragraph (5.1) of subsection (c) of this Section and 26 for expenses incurred by the State Appellate Defender in SB1200 - 38 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 39 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 39 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 39 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 representing petitioners in capital cases in post-conviction 2 proceedings under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal 3 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under 4 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to 5 capital cases and for the representation of those petitioners 6 by attorneys approved by or contracted with the State 7 Appellate Defender and an appropriation to the State Treasurer 8 for payments from the Trust Fund for the defense of cases in 9 counties other than Cook County. The State Appellate Defender 10 may appear before the General Assembly at other times during 11 the State's fiscal year to request supplemental appropriations 12 from the Trust Fund to the State Treasurer. 13 (d) (Blank). 14 (e) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 15 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required 16 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and 17 filing such additional copies with the State Government Report 18 Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required 19 under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act. 20 (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) 21 Section 115. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 22 changing Section 5-8-1 as follows: 23 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1) 24 Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for SB1200 - 39 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 40 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 40 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 40 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms. 2 (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining 3 the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of 4 imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set 5 by the court under this Section, subject to Section 5-4.5-115 6 of this Code, according to the following limitations: 7 (1) for first degree murder, 8 (a) (blank), 9 (a-1) if the defendant had at the time of the 10 commission of the offense attained 18 years of age or 11 more, the court may sentence the defendant to death 12 under the procedures described in subsections (a-2) 13 through (a-11) if: 14 (1) the murdered individual was a peace 15 officer, employee of an institution or facility of 16 the Department of Corrections or any similar local 17 correctional agency, or fireman killed in the 18 course of performing his or her official duties, 19 to prevent the performance of his or her official 20 duties, or in retaliation for performing his or 21 her official duties, and the defendant knew or 22 should have known that the murdered individual was 23 so employed; 24 (2) the defendant has been convicted of 25 murdering 2 or more individuals under subsection 26 (a) of Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or SB1200 - 40 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 41 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 41 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 41 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 under any law of the United States or of any state 2 which is substantially similar to subsection (a) 3 of Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 4 regardless of whether the deaths occurred as the 5 result of the same act or of several related or 6 unrelated acts so long as the deaths were the 7 result of either an intent to kill more than one 8 person or of separate acts which the defendant 9 knew would cause death or create a strong 10 probability of death or great bodily harm to the 11 murdered individual or another; or 12 (3) the murdered individual was under 12 years 13 of age and the death resulted from exceptionally 14 brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton 15 cruelty; 16 (4) the murder was committed by the defendant 17 upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent 18 to a school, or is in any part of a building used 19 for school purposes; 20 (5) the murder was committed by the defendant 21 in connection with or as a result of the offense of 22 terrorism as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of the 23 Criminal Code of 2012; or 24 (6) the murdered individual was a member of a 25 congregation engaged in prayer or other religious 26 activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or SB1200 - 41 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 42 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 42 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 42 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 other building, structure, or place used for 2 religious worship. 3 (a-2) The court shall consider, or shall instruct 4 the jury to consider, any aggravating and any 5 mitigating factors which are relevant to the 6 imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating 7 factors may include, but need not be limited to, 8 those factors set forth in subsections (b) and 9 (b-5). Mitigating factors may include but need not 10 be limited to the following: 11 (1) the defendant has no significant history 12 of prior criminal activity; 13 (2) the murder was committed while the 14 defendant was under the influence of extreme 15 mental or emotional disturbance, although not such 16 as to constitute a defense to prosecution; 17 (3) the murdered individual was a participant 18 in the defendant's homicidal conduct or consented 19 to the homicidal act; 20 (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion 21 of threat or menace of the imminent infliction of 22 death or great bodily harm; 23 (5) the defendant was not personally present 24 during commission of the act or acts causing 25 death; 26 (6) the defendant's background includes a SB1200 - 42 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 43 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 43 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 43 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 history of extreme emotional or physical abuse; 2 (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced 3 mental capacity. Provided, however, that an action 4 that does not otherwise mitigate first degree 5 murder cannot qualify as a mitigating factor for 6 first degree murder because of the discovery, 7 knowledge, or disclosure of the victim's sexual 8 orientation as defined in Section 1-103 of the 9 Illinois Human Rights Act. 10 (a-3) If requested by the State, the court shall 11 conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine 12 the existence of factors set forth in subsections (b) 13 and (b-5) and to consider any aggravating or 14 mitigating factors as indicated in this subsection 15 (a-2). The proceeding shall be conducted: 16 (1) before the jury that determined the 17 defendant's guilt; or 18 (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose 19 of the proceeding if: 20 (A) the defendant was convicted upon a 21 plea of guilty; or 22 (B) the defendant was convicted after a 23 trial before the court sitting without a jury; 24 or 25 (C) the court for good cause shown 26 discharges the jury that determined the SB1200 - 43 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 44 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 44 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 44 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 defendant's guilt; or 2 (3) before the court alone if the defendant 3 waives a jury for the separate proceeding. 4 (a-4) During the proceeding any information 5 relevant to any of the factors set forth in 6 subsections (b) and (b-5) may be presented by either 7 the State or the defendant under the rules governing 8 the admission of evidence at criminal trials. Any 9 information relevant to any additional aggravating 10 factors or any mitigating factors indicated in 11 subsection (a-2) may be presented by the State or 12 defendant regardless of its admissibility under the 13 rules governing the admission of evidence at criminal 14 trials. The State and the defendant shall be given 15 fair opportunity to rebut any information received at 16 the hearing. 17 (a-5) The burden of proof of establishing the 18 existence of any of the factors set forth in 19 subsections (b) and (b-5) is on the State and shall not 20 be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable 21 doubt. 22 (a-6) If at the separate sentencing proceeding the 23 jury finds that none of the factors set forth in 24 subsections (b) and (b-5) exists, the court shall 25 sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under 26 Chapter V. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury SB1200 - 44 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 45 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 45 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 45 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 that one or more of the factors set forth in 2 subsections (b) and (b-5) exist, the jury shall 3 consider aggravating and mitigating factors as 4 instructed by the court and shall determine whether 5 the sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury 6 determines unanimously, after weighing the factors in 7 aggravation and mitigation, that death is the 8 appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the 9 defendant to death. If the court does not concur with 10 the jury determination that death is the appropriate 11 sentence, the court shall set forth reasons in writing 12 including what facts or circumstances the court relied 13 upon, along with any relevant documents, that 14 compelled the court to non-concur with the sentence. 15 This document and any attachments shall be part of the 16 record for appellate review. The court shall be bound 17 by the jury's sentencing determination. If after 18 weighing the factors in aggravation and mitigation, 19 one or more jurors determines that death is not the 20 appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the 21 defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of 22 the Unified Code of Corrections. 23 (a-7) In a proceeding before the court alone, if 24 the court finds that none of the factors found in 25 subsections (b) and (b-5) exists, the court shall 26 sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under SB1200 - 45 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 46 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 46 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 46 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections. If the 2 Court determines that one or more of the factors set 3 forth in subsections (b) and (b-5) exists, the court 4 shall consider any aggravating and mitigating factors 5 as indicated in subsection (a-2). If the court 6 determines, after weighing the factors in aggravation 7 and mitigation, that death is the appropriate 8 sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to 9 death. If the court finds that death is not the 10 appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the 11 defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of 12 the Unified Code of Corrections. 13 (a-8) In a case in which the defendant has been 14 found guilty of first degree murder by a judge or jury, 15 or a case on remand for resentencing, and the State 16 seeks the death penalty as an appropriate sentence, on 17 the court's own motion or the written motion of the 18 defendant, the court may decertify the case as a death 19 penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence 20 supporting the defendant's conviction is the 21 uncorroborated testimony of an informant witness, as 22 defined in Section 115-21 of the Code of Criminal 23 Procedure of 1963, concerning the confession or 24 admission of the defendant or that the sole evidence 25 against the defendant is a single eyewitness or single 26 accomplice without any other corroborating evidence. SB1200 - 46 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 47 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 47 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 47 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 If the court decertifies the case as a capital case 2 under either of the grounds set forth above, the court 3 shall issue a written finding. The State may pursue 4 its right to appeal the decertification pursuant to 5 Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If the court does not 6 decertify the case as a capital case, the matter shall 7 proceed to the eligibility phase of the sentencing 8 hearing. 9 (a-9) The conviction and sentence of death shall 10 be subject to automatic review by the Supreme Court. 11 Such review shall be in accordance with rules 12 promulgated by the Supreme Court. The Illinois Supreme 13 Court may overturn the death sentence, and order the 14 imposition of imprisonment under Chapter V if the 15 court finds that the death sentence is fundamentally 16 unjust as applied to the particular case. If the 17 Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death sentence 18 is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular 19 case, independent of any procedural grounds for 20 relief, the Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a 21 written opinion explaining this finding. 22 (a-10) If the death penalty in this amendatory Act 23 of the 104th General Assembly is held to be 24 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United 25 States or of the State of Illinois, any person 26 convicted of first degree murder shall be sentenced by SB1200 - 47 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 48 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 48 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 48 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 the court to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V. If 2 any death sentence pursuant to the sentencing 3 provisions of this Section is declared 4 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United 5 States or of the State of Illinois, the court having 6 jurisdiction over a person previously sentenced to 7 death shall cause the defendant to be brought before 8 the court, and the court shall sentence the defendant 9 to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V. 10 (a-11) The Attorney General and State's Attorneys 11 Association shall consult on voluntary guidelines for 12 procedures governing whether or not to seek the death 13 penalty. The guidelines do not have the force of law 14 and are only advisory in nature, or 15 (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable 16 doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally 17 brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton 18 cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection 19 (a)(1)(c) of this Section, that any of the aggravating 20 factors listed in subparagraph (b-5) are present, the 21 court may sentence the defendant, subject to Section 22 5-4.5-105, to a term of natural life imprisonment, or 23 (b-5) a A defendant who at the time of the 24 commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or 25 more and who has been found guilty of first degree 26 murder for which the death penalty has not been SB1200 - 48 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 49 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 49 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 49 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 imposed by the court may be sentenced to a term of 2 natural life imprisonment if: 3 (1) the murdered individual was an inmate at 4 an institution or facility of the Department of 5 Corrections, or any similar local correctional 6 agency and was killed on the grounds thereof, or 7 the murdered individual was otherwise present in 8 such institution or facility with the knowledge 9 and approval of the chief administrative officer 10 thereof; 11 (2) the murdered individual was killed as a 12 result of the hijacking of an airplane, train, 13 ship, bus, or other public conveyance; 14 (3) the defendant committed the murder 15 pursuant to a contract, agreement, or 16 understanding by which he or she was to receive 17 money or anything of value in return for 18 committing the murder or procured another to 19 commit the murder for money or anything of value; 20 (4) the murdered individual was killed in the 21 course of another felony if: 22 (A) the murdered individual: 23 (i) was actually killed by the 24 defendant, or 25 (ii) received physical injuries 26 personally inflicted by the defendant SB1200 - 49 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 50 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 50 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 50 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 substantially contemporaneously with 2 physical injuries caused by one or more 3 persons for whose conduct the defendant is 4 legally accountable under Section 5-2 of 5 this Code, and the physical injuries 6 inflicted by either the defendant or the 7 other person or persons for whose conduct 8 he is legally accountable caused the death 9 of the murdered individual; and (B) in 10 performing the acts which caused the death 11 of the murdered individual or which 12 resulted in physical injuries personally 13 inflicted by the defendant on the murdered 14 individual under the circumstances of 15 subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this 16 clause (4), the defendant acted with the 17 intent to kill the murdered individual or 18 with the knowledge that his or her acts 19 created a strong probability of death or 20 great bodily harm to the murdered 21 individual or another; and 22 (B) in performing the acts which caused 23 the death of the murdered individual or which 24 resulted in physical injuries personally 25 inflicted by the defendant on the murdered 26 individual under the circumstances of SB1200 - 50 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 51 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 51 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 51 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this clause 2 (4), the defendant acted with the intent to 3 kill the murdered individual or with the 4 knowledge that his or her acts created a 5 strong probability of death or great bodily 6 harm to the murdered individual or another; 7 and 8 (C) the other felony was an inherently 9 violent crime or the attempt to commit an 10 inherently violent crime. In this clause (C), 11 "inherently violent crime" includes, but is 12 not limited to, armed robbery, robbery, 13 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, 14 aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated 15 kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, 16 aggravated arson, aggravated stalking, 17 residential burglary, and home invasion; 18 (5) the defendant committed the murder with 19 intent to prevent the murdered individual from 20 testifying or participating in any criminal 21 investigation or prosecution or giving material 22 assistance to the State in any investigation or 23 prosecution, either against the defendant or 24 another; or the defendant committed the murder 25 because the murdered individual was a witness in 26 any prosecution or gave material assistance to the SB1200 - 51 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 52 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 52 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 52 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 State in any investigation or prosecution, either 2 against the defendant or another; for purposes of 3 this clause (5), "participating in any criminal 4 investigation or prosecution" is intended to 5 include those appearing in the proceedings in any 6 capacity such as trial judges, prosecutors, 7 defense attorneys, investigators, witnesses, or 8 jurors; 9 (6) the defendant, while committing an offense 10 punishable under Section 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405, 11 405.2, 407, or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section 12 404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or 13 while engaged in a conspiracy or solicitation to 14 commit such offense, intentionally killed an 15 individual or counseled, commanded, induced, 16 procured, or caused the intentional killing of the 17 murdered individual; 18 (7) the defendant was incarcerated in an 19 institution or facility of the Department of 20 Corrections at the time of the murder, and while 21 committing an offense punishable as a felony under 22 Illinois law, or while engaged in a conspiracy or 23 solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally 24 killed an individual or counseled, commanded, 25 induced, procured, or caused the intentional 26 killing of the murdered individual; SB1200 - 52 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 53 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 53 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 53 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (8) the murder was committed in a cold, 2 calculated and premeditated manner pursuant to a 3 preconceived plan, scheme, or design to take a 4 human life by unlawful means, and the conduct of 5 the defendant created a reasonable expectation 6 that the death of a human being would result 7 therefrom; 8 (9) the defendant was a principal 9 administrator, organizer, or leader of a 10 calculated criminal drug conspiracy consisting of 11 a hierarchical position of authority superior to 12 that of all other members of the conspiracy, and 13 the defendant counseled, commanded, induced, 14 procured, or caused the intentional killing of the 15 murdered person; 16 (10) the murder was intentional and involved 17 the infliction of torture. For the purpose of this 18 clause (10), torture means the infliction of or 19 subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by 20 an intent to increase or prolong the pain, 21 suffering, or agony of the victim; 22 (11) the murder was committed as a result of 23 the intentional discharge of a firearm by the 24 defendant from a motor vehicle and the victim was 25 not present within the motor vehicle; 26 (12) the murdered individual was a person with SB1200 - 53 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 54 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 54 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 54 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 a disability and the defendant knew or should have 2 known that the murdered individual was a person 3 with a disability. For purposes of this clause 4 (12), "person with a disability" means a person 5 who suffers from a permanent physical or mental 6 impairment resulting from disease, an injury, a 7 functional disorder, or a congenital condition 8 that renders the person incapable of adequately 9 providing for his or her own health or personal 10 care; 11 (13) the murdered individual was subject to an 12 order of protection and the murder was committed 13 by a person against whom the same order of 14 protection was issued under the Illinois Domestic 15 Violence Act of 1986; 16 (14) the murdered individual was known by the 17 defendant to be a teacher or other person employed 18 in any school and the teacher or other employee is 19 upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent 20 to a school, or is in any part of a building used 21 for school purposes; 22 (15) the murder was committed by the defendant 23 in connection with or as a result of the offense of 24 terrorism as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this 25 Code; 26 (16) the murdered individual was a member of a SB1200 - 54 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 55 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 55 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 55 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 congregation engaged in prayer or other religious 2 activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or 3 other building, structure, or place used for 4 religious worship; or 5 (17)(i) the murdered individual was a 6 physician, physician assistant, psychologist, 7 nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse; 8 (ii) the defendant knew or should have known 9 that the murdered individual was a physician, 10 physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or 11 advanced practice registered nurse; and 12 (iii) the murdered individual was killed in 13 the course of acting in his or her capacity as a 14 physician, physician assistant, psychologist, 15 nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, or 16 to prevent him or her from acting in that 17 capacity, or in retaliation for his or her acting 18 in that capacity. 19 (c) if the court does not impose the death 20 penalty, the court shall sentence the defendant to a 21 term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant, at 22 the time of the commission of the murder, had attained 23 the age of 18, and: 24 (i) has previously been convicted of first 25 degree murder under any state or federal law, or 26 (ii) is found guilty of murdering more than SB1200 - 55 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 56 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 56 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 56 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 one victim, or 2 (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace 3 officer, fireman, or emergency management worker 4 when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency 5 management worker was killed in the course of 6 performing his official duties, or to prevent the 7 peace officer or fireman from performing his 8 official duties, or in retaliation for the peace 9 officer, fireman, or emergency management worker 10 from performing his official duties, and the 11 defendant knew or should have known that the 12 murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman, 13 or emergency management worker, or 14 (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee 15 of an institution or facility of the Department of 16 Corrections, or any similar local correctional 17 agency, when the employee was killed in the course 18 of performing his official duties, or to prevent 19 the employee from performing his official duties, 20 or in retaliation for the employee performing his 21 official duties, or 22 (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency 23 medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical 24 technician - intermediate, emergency medical 25 technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other 26 medical assistance or first aid person while SB1200 - 56 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 57 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 57 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 57 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 employed by a municipality or other governmental 2 unit when the person was killed in the course of 3 performing official duties or to prevent the 4 person from performing official duties or in 5 retaliation for performing official duties and the 6 defendant knew or should have known that the 7 murdered individual was an emergency medical 8 technician - ambulance, emergency medical 9 technician - intermediate, emergency medical 10 technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other 11 medical assistant or first aid personnel, or 12 (vi) (blank), or 13 (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder 14 and the murder was committed by reason of any 15 person's activity as a community policing 16 volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging 17 in activity as a community policing volunteer. For 18 the purpose of this Section, "community policing 19 volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012. 21 For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical 22 technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician - 23 intermediate", and "emergency medical technician - 24 paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the 25 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. 26 (d)(i) if the person committed the offense while SB1200 - 57 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 58 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 58 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 58 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to 2 the term of imprisonment imposed by the court; 3 (ii) if, during the commission of the offense, the 4 person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall 5 be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the 6 court; 7 (iii) if, during the commission of the offense, 8 the person personally discharged a firearm that 9 proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent 10 disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to 11 another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural 12 life shall be added to the term of imprisonment 13 imposed by the court. 14 (2) (blank); 15 (2.5) for a person who has attained the age of 18 years 16 at the time of the commission of the offense and who is 17 convicted under the circumstances described in subdivision 18 (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or paragraph (3) of 19 subsection (b) of Section 12-13, subdivision (d)(2) of 20 Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of 21 Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of Section 11-1.40 or 22 paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1, 23 subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (2) of 24 subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of 25 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the sentence shall be a 26 term of natural life imprisonment. SB1200 - 58 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 59 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 59 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 59 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (b) (Blank). 2 (c) (Blank). 3 (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, 4 the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be 5 written as part of the sentencing order and shall be as 6 follows: 7 (1) for first degree murder or for the offenses of 8 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated 9 criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual assault if 10 committed on or before December 12, 2005, 3 years; 11 (1.5) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this 12 subsection (d), for a Class X felony except for the 13 offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, 14 aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual 15 assault if committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the 16 effective date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the 17 offense of aggravated child pornography under Section 18 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with sentencing under 19 subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code 20 of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or 21 after January 1, 2009, and except for the offense of 22 obscene depiction of a purported child with sentencing 23 under subsection (d) of Section 11-20.4 of the Criminal 24 Code of 2012, 18 months; 25 (2) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this 26 subsection (d), for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony SB1200 - 59 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 60 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 60 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 60 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 except for the offense of criminal sexual assault if 2 committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the effective 3 date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the offenses of 4 manufacture and dissemination of child pornography under 5 clauses (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the 6 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if 7 committed on or after January 1, 2009, and except for the 8 offense of obscene depiction of a purported child under 9 paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 11-20.4 of the 10 Criminal Code of 2012, 12 months; 11 (3) except as provided in paragraph (4), (6), or (7) 12 of this subsection (d), for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 13 felony, 6 months; no later than 45 days after the onset of 14 the term of mandatory supervised release, the Prisoner 15 Review Board shall conduct a discretionary discharge 16 review pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-3-8, which 17 shall include the results of a standardized risk and needs 18 assessment tool administered by the Department of 19 Corrections; the changes to this paragraph (3) made by 20 Public Act 102-1104 this amendatory Act of the 102nd 21 General Assembly apply to all individuals released on 22 mandatory supervised release on or after December 6, 2022 23 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1104) this 24 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, including 25 those individuals whose sentences were imposed prior to 26 December 6, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act SB1200 - 60 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 61 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 61 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 61 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 102-1104) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 2 Assembly; 3 (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory 4 criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal 5 sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after 6 December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 7 94-715), or who commit the offense of aggravated child 8 pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 9 with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 10 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 11 manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of 12 child pornography after January 1, 2009, or who commit the 13 offense of obscene depiction of a purported child under 14 paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 11-20.4 of the 15 Criminal Code of 2012 or who commit the offense of obscene 16 depiction of a purported child with sentencing under 17 subsection (d) of Section 11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of 18 2012, the term of mandatory supervised release shall range 19 from a minimum of 3 years to a maximum of the natural life 20 of the defendant; 21 (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a 22 second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual 23 abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least 24 the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an 25 electronic monitoring or home detention program under 26 Article 8A of Chapter V of this Code; SB1200 - 61 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 62 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 62 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 62 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic 2 battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony 3 violation of an order of protection, 4 years; 4 (7) for any felony described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii), 5 (a)(2)(iii), (a)(2)(iv), (a)(2)(vi), (a)(2.1), (a)(2.3), 6 (a)(2.4), (a)(2.5), or (a)(2.6) of Article 5, Section 7 3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections requiring an 8 inmate to serve a minimum of 85% of their court-imposed 9 sentence, except for the offenses of predatory criminal 10 sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual 11 assault, and criminal sexual assault if committed on or 12 after December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 13 94-715) and except for the offense of aggravated child 14 pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 15 with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 17 if committed on or after January 1, 2009, and except for 18 the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child with 19 sentencing under subsection (d) of Section 11-20.4 of the 20 Criminal Code of 2012, and except as provided in paragraph 21 (4) or paragraph (6) of this subsection (d), the term of 22 mandatory supervised release shall be as follows: 23 (A) Class X felony, 3 years; 24 (B) Class 1 or Class 2 felonies, 2 years; 25 (C) Class 3 or Class 4 felonies, 1 year. 26 (e) (Blank). SB1200 - 62 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200- 63 -LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 63 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b SB1200 - 63 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b 1 (f) (Blank). 2 (g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act and 3 of Public Act 101-652: (i) the provisions of paragraph (3) of 4 subsection (d) are effective on July 1, 2022 and shall apply to 5 all individuals convicted on or after the effective date of 6 paragraph (3) of subsection (d); and (ii) the provisions of 7 paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of subsection (d) are effective on 8 July 1, 2021 and shall apply to all individuals convicted on or 9 after the effective date of paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of 10 subsection (d). 11 (Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 12 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22; 103-51, eff. 13 1-1-24; 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-24-24.) SB1200 - 63 - LRB104 03905 RLC 13929 b