Illinois · 104th session
Amends the State Finance Act. Changes the name of the Death Penalty Abolition Fund to the Death Penalty Restoration Fund. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, with the exception of certain offenses committed by persons under 17 years of age and those in which the victim is at least 13 years of age and under 17 years of age and the defendant is less than 5 years older than the victim, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates the provision that abolished the death penalty on July 1, 2011. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes.
Referred to Assignments (2026-02-06)