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Bill CRIM PRO-FAIL TO APPEAR Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a court appearance is required for an alleged violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Wildlife Code, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a comparable offense of a unit of local government as specified in Supreme Court Rule 551, and if the accused does not appear in court on the date set for appearance or any date to which the case may be continued and the court issues an arrest warrant for the accused, based upon his or her failure to appear when having so previously been ordered to appear by the court, the accused upon his or her admission to bail shall be assessed by the court a penalty of $75. Provides that the penalty shall be in addition to any bail that the accused is required to deposit for the offense for which the accused has been charged and may not be used for the payment of court costs or fines assessed for the offense. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $70 of the penalty assessed to the arresting agency who brings the offender in on the arrest warrant. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $5 of the penalty assessed to the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 5494 Illinois HB 5494 (96th)
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Illinois HB 5494 (96th) — CRIM PRO-FAIL TO APPEAR

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a court appearance is required for an alleged violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Wildlife Code, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a comparable offense of a unit of local government as specified in Supreme Court Rule 551, and if the accused does not appear in court on the date set for appearance or any date to which the case may be continued and the court issues an arrest warrant for the accused, based upon his or her failure to appear when having so previously been ordered to appear by the court, the accused upon his or her admission to bail shall be assessed by the court a penalty of $75. Provides that the penalty shall be in addition to any bail that the accused is required to deposit for the offense for which the accused has been charged and may not be used for the payment of court costs or fines assessed for the offense. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $70 of the penalty assessed to the arresting agency who brings the offender in on the arrest warrant. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $5 of the penalty assessed to the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 9416 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7626 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 551 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Eddie Washington — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2010-02-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington filing
  • 2010-02-05 First Reading reading-1
  • 2010-02-05 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2010-03-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2010-03-09 Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  • 2010-03-09 Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
  • 2010-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2010-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2010-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2010-03-25 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2010-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2010-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2010-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-026-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2010-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2010-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 reading-1
  • 2010-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
  • 2010-04-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2010-04-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2010-04-15 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2010-04-22 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2010-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
  • 2010-04-23 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2010-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
  • 2010-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner amendment-introduction
  • 2010-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2010-04-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
  • 2010-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-000
  • 2010-05-04 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2010-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Millner amendment-passage
  • 2010-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2010-05-04 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2010-05-04 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2010-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2010-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2010-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2010-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  • 2010-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-016-000
  • 2010-05-26 Passed Both Houses
  • 2010-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2010-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2010-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2011
  • 2010-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1431 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7ce3c5a2-5e84-4ec1-859f-cf1ae5b19f05. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).